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medial

The side of the body or bdy part that is nearer to the middle or centre (median) of the body. For example, when referring to the knee, medial would mean the side of the knee that is closest to the other knee the opposite of medial is lateral.


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Extraocular Muscles

My anatomy book is a bit confusing...in the margins, it says that the: lateral rectus moves the eye laterally medial rectus moves the eye medially superior rectus elevates the eye and turns it medially inferior rectus depresses eye and turns it medially inferior oblique elevates ...

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by fiercedeity085
Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:21 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Extraocular Muscles
Replies: 2
Views: 502

Re: controling Nerve of the Brain? Which One

... of the myocardial muscle, the electrical signals are propogated the same way a defibulator works: a signal originates in the muscle fibres on the medial superior end and terminate on the inferior lateral aspect, this way it ensures the right sequence of events in heart rhythm. The sinoatrial node ...

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by daveinhampton
Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:03 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: controling Nerve of the Brain? Which One
Replies: 7
Views: 2428

Golgi Body

... doesn't dissapear because it's recreated over and over again. Cis-cisternes don't dissapear because even though they move during maturation to medial and trans Golgi, what's left behind them is again recreated from ER vesicles. Similarily, trans-Golgi cisternes don't disappear, because medial ...

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by HELISA
Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:50 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Golgi Body
Replies: 1
Views: 953

Bondok's Classification of the Thalamic Nuclei

... Nuclei: Anatomists usually classify the thalamic nuclei according to their relation to the internal medullary lamina into 5 groups: anterior, medial (centromedian), lateral, intralaminar and reticular nuclei. The lateral nucleus is further divided into ventral and dorsal groups. The dorsal ...

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by DRAdelBondok
Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:57 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Bondok's Classification of the Thalamic Nuclei
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Views: 822

Quadratus Lumborum

its origin is from the posterior 1/3 of inner lip of iliac crest and ilio-lumbar ligment it attach to the medial 1/2 of last rib and tips of transverse processesof lumbar vertebra and intervertebral discs between from T2 to L5 so now you can guess the action

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by raghda
Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:21 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Quadratus Lumborum
Replies: 3
Views: 670
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