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A fist is the shape of a hand when the fingers are bent inward against the palm and held there tightly. To make or clench a fist is to fold the fingers tightly into the center of the palm and then to clamp the thumb over the middle phalanges; in contrast to this "closed" fist, one keeps the fist "open" by holding the thumb against the side of the index finger.
Just as maps are normally oriented with north at the top, the standard body "map", or anatomical position, is that of the body standing upright, with the feet at shoulder width and parallel, toes forward. The upper limbs are held out to each side, and the palms of the hands face forward. [1] Using the standard anatomical position reduces confusion.
Thus, the "top" of a human is the head, whereas the "top" of a dog would be the back, and the "top" of a flounder may be on either the left or right side. Unique terms are also used to describe invertebrates as well, because of their wider variety of shapes and symmetry. [3]
A spinning top, or simply a top, is a toy with a squat body and a sharp point at the bottom, designed to be spun on its vertical axis, balancing on the tip due to the gyroscopic effect. Once set in motion, a top will usually wobble for a few seconds, spin upright for a while, then start to wobble again with increasing amplitude as it loses ...
Worker hanging strapped into a safety harness during a fall rescue drill. Suspension trauma, also known as orthostatic shock while suspended, harness hang syndrome (HHS), suspension syndrome, or orthostatic intolerance, is an effect which occurs when the human body is held upright without any movement for a period of time.
Upper/front limbs of (top) salamander, sea turtle, crocodile, bird, (bottom) bat, whale, mole, and human The skeletons of all mammals are based on a common pentadactyl ("five-fingered") template but optimised for different functions.
Olivia Rodrigo didn’t let a wardrobe malfunction stop her from staying on beat. Rodrigo, 21, handled a fashion emergency like a pro when her leather bralette top suddenly broke open during her ...
The body (Latin: corpus). This has an intermediate epithelium and smooth muscle thickness. [3] The tail (Latin: cauda). This has the thinnest epithelium of the three regions and the greatest quantity of smooth muscle. [3] The tail is distally continuous with (the convoluted portion of) the ductus deferens (s. vas deferens). [2]: 1296