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The bodice (in German: Mieder or Leiberl) is tight to the body, with a deep neckline (décolletage). It is typically made in a single piece, with the join in the front centre, secured by lacing, buttons, a hook-and-eye closure or a zip. A zip can also be on the back or the side.
The trunk of the body contains, from superior to inferior, the thoracic region encompassing the chest [1] the mammary region encompassing each breast; the sternal region encompassing the sternum; the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area; the umbilical region is located around the navel; the coxal region encompassing the lateral (side ...
When in lying position, the body may assume a great variety of shapes and positions. The following are the basic recognized positions: Supine position: lying on the back with the face up; Prone position: lying on the chest with the face down ("lying down" or "going prone") Lying on either side, with the body straight or bent/curled forward or ...
Allochiria is a neurological disorder in which the patient responds to stimuli presented to one side of their body as if the stimuli had been presented at the opposite side. [2] It is associated with spatial transpositions , usually symmetrical, of stimuli from one side of the body (or of the space) to the opposite one.
An elderly Nevada man looking for love was allegedly drugged and pushed across the US border into Mexico in a wheelchair by a “sinister” scammer before being found dead in a Mexico City hotel ...
Dirndl: A skirt in the Bavarian-Austrian dirndl style, made of a straight length of fabric gathered at the waist. The style derives from Tyrolean peasant costume. [22] Denim skirt: A skirt made of denim, often designed like 5-pocket jeans, but found in a large variety of styles. Godet skirt
A man whose wife was on the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. has revealed the final text he received from her before the crash.. On ...
Ipsilateral (from Latin ipse 'same'): on the same side as another structure. [25] For example, the left arm is ipsilateral to the left leg. Bilateral (from Latin bis 'twice'): on both sides of the body. [26] For example, bilateral orchiectomy means removal of testes on both sides of the body. Unilateral (from Latin unus 'one'): on one side of ...