Figure 3-18. A lateral projection of the hand.
i. Medial or Mescal. "Medial" is Latin for "middle." As you might expect,
medial or mescal refers to parts toward the median plane of the body (figure 3-19) or
toward the middle of a part (figure 3-20). Medial is the opposite of lateral.
medial (mescal): refers to parts toward the median plane of the body or toward the
median plane of the body or toward the middle of a part.
Figure 3-19. In the anatomic position the medial aspect of the ankle joint is the inside
part closest to the median plane.
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