Hello everyone! I had a couple students ask me about #17 on the exam (the first exam). This is the question that says: Medial is the same as middle (True or False). If you chose True, it was marked wrong. This is because there is much more to it than just middle.
However, the book does say middle in the glossary, so Barbara has agreed to accept true as a correct answer as well. If you missed this question bring your test into Barbara and she will change it.
The correct information is:
Definition of Medial
Medial: 1. Pertaining to the middle; in or toward the middle; nearer the middle of the body. Medial is as opposed to lateral. For example, the medial side of the knee is the side closest to the other knee whereas the lateral side of the knee is the outside of the knee.
2. Within a multilayered structure, the center layer. The medial layer of the aorta is the middle layer. For example, necrosis of the medial layer of the aorta may lead to aortic rupture.
The word medial comes from the Latin medialis, from medius, meaning the middle. Medial is the adjective corresponding to the noun median, as in the median in a highway.
