The phrase "body axis" refers to an imaginary line that runs through the center of your body, from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet. It helps define your overall body posture and balance.
Sentences with «body axis»
«It also allows Dickinsonia to be considered in debates surrounding the evolution and development of key animal traits such as bilateral symmetry, segmentation and the development of body axes, which will ultimately improve our knowledge of how the earliest animals made the transition from simple forms to the diverse range of body plans we see today.» (sciencedaily.com)
The scientists applied their new technique to study how the vertebrate body axis is mechanically built. (sciencedaily.com)
The orientations of the grid correspond to up - down, right - left and front - back body axes laid down in the earliest stages of embryonic development, Wedeen says. (newscientist.com)