The term distal means

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The term distal means

Distal describes being farthest from the point where a limb attaches to the body. This helps us talk about positions along the arms and legs, such as fingertips being distal to the elbow and toes distal to the knee. It’s the opposite of proximal, which means closer to the trunk. The other directional terms describe different directions: higher or above means superior, nearest to the center of the body means proximal, and toward the back means posterior. So distal is the term for the part farthest from the attachment point.

Distal describes being farthest from the point where a limb attaches to the body. This helps us talk about positions along the arms and legs, such as fingertips being distal to the elbow and toes distal to the knee. It’s the opposite of proximal, which means closer to the trunk. The other directional terms describe different directions: higher or above means superior, nearest to the center of the body means proximal, and toward the back means posterior. So distal is the term for the part farthest from the attachment point.

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