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Direction Bringing about the free balance of the head on the spine and the resulting release of the erector muscles of the back and legs which establish improved coordination. Mentioned in: Alexander Technique direction orientation within the body. caudal direction towards the tail end of the body. cranial direction towards the head end of the body. distal direction distant from the long axis of the body. dorsal direction 1. the surface directed towards the back or spine. 2. the extensor surface of the distal limbs. lateral direction the surface directed away from the median plane. medial direction towards the median plane (a vertical plane passing through the body from nose tip to tail tip). palmar direction the flexor aspect of the foot, below the carpus, the surface directed towards the ground. plantar direction below the tarsus, the surface directed towards the ground. proximal direction closer to the long axis of the body. rostral direction towards the head or mouth. ventral direction the surface directed towards the belly or ground. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Weakness in organization, using codes (verbal or mathematical), memory, sequencing, time concepts, directionality, and multi-tasking often make home life, social life, and school life frustrating (Mortimore, 2003; Shaywitz, 2003). Cockroach allergen in dust sampled from the kitchen floor yielded results generally comparable with those displayed in Table 5, in terms of both the directionality and relative magnitude of ORs among the factors. As for spoken words, they do not exhibit any sense of directionality because they fully operate in temporality without any spatial restraints. |
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