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The opposite is true for the term "posteroanterior," while side-to-side projections are known as either "lateromedial" (from the outside of the left or right side of the body toward the inside) or "mediolateral"(from the inside of that side of the body toward the outside.
If the heart is swapped to the right side of the thorax, it is known as "situs inversus with dextrocardia" or "situs inversus totalis". If the heart remains on the normal left side of the thorax, a much rarer condition (1 in 2,000,000 of the general population), it is known as "situs inversus with levocardia" or "situs inversus incompletus".
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
In Latin anatomical terms, the form decussatio is used, e.g. decussatio pyramidum. Similarly, the anatomical term chiasma is named after the Greek uppercase 'Χ' . Whereas a decussation refers to a crossing within the central nervous system, various kinds of crossings in the peripheral nervous system are called chiasma. Examples include:
When anatomists refer to the right and left of the body, it is in reference to the right and left of the subject, not the right and left of the observer. When observing a body in the anatomical position, the left of the body is on the observer's right, and vice versa. These standardized terms avoid confusion. Examples of terms include: [2]: 4
These structures will later form the eyes, nostrils and mouth. [10] The body behind the head compensates the asymmetric body orientation in the opposite direction, by turning to the right. (See schema.) Due to these oppositely directed compensations of the anterior head and the rest of the body, the animal becomes twisted. [10]
An example of this is when a person steps on a nail: The leg that is stepping on the nail pulls away, while the other leg takes the weight of the whole body. [4] The crossed extensor reflex is contralateral, meaning the reflex occurs on the opposite side of the body from the stimulus.
flexes trunk to same side, rotates trunk to opposite side, expiration, compresses abdominal organs: 2 1 internal abdominal oblique: Torso, Abdomen, right/left anterior two-thirds of iliac crest, iliopectineal arch, thoracolumbar fascia: inferior borders of ribs 10–12, pubic crest