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the surface of a structure or part of the body that faces forward. TA recognizes an anterior surface (facies anterior ...) of the following structures: heart (... cordis [TA]); cornea (... corneae [TA]); body of maxilla (... corporis maxillae [TA]); lens (... lentis [TA]); eyelids (... palpebrae [TA]); petrous part of temporal bone (... pars petrosi ossis temporalis [TA]); kidney (... renis [TA]); iris (... iridis [TA]); patella (... patellae [TA]); prostate (... prostatae [TA]); radius (... radii [TA]); suprarenal gland (... glandulae suprarenalis [TA]); ulna (... ulnae [TA]); and uterus (... uteri [TA]).
Synonym(s): facies anterior [TA]
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Chelicerae bright orange, paler orange near fang base; scattered long brown setae on anterior surface, setae increasing in length towards fang base; fang pale orange; three promarginal teeth, median tooth largest, distal tooth smallest; two retromarginal teeth, distal tooth largest.
A revision of the tracheline sac spider genus Cetonana Strand, 1929 in the Afrotropical Region, with descriptions of two new genera (Araneae: Corinnidae)
The FPL is a deep muscle of the forearm that originates from the anterior surface of the radius and adjacent interosseous membrane and inserts into the base of the distal phalanx of the thumb.
Accessory head of flexor pollicis longus muscle and its significance in anterior interosseous nerve syndrome: case report and review/Cabeza accesoria del musculo flexor largo del pulgar y su significancia en el sindrome del nervio interoseo anterior. Reporte de caso y revision
A lateral x-ray of the soft tissue of the neck revealed that a mass had arisen from the anterior surface of the epiglottis.
Myxolipoma of the epiglottis in an adult: a case report
The interexaminer difference in measurements of the distance from the apex to the anterior surface and the distance from the inner and the outer corner to the posterior surface was small.
Keraring Intrastromal Segment Depth Measured by Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Eyes with Keratoconus
In the radius, generally, there is one nutrient diaphyseal foramen located on the anterior surface of the bone and directed proximally towards the elbow.
Diaphyseal nutrient foramina of radii and ulnae: anatomical study
This highly mobile Mullerian process, together with a well-developed, separate muscle, the protractor of the Mullerian process, running from its anterior surface to the posterior surface of the neurocranium, form an 'elastic-spring-apparatus' (see e.g.
Osteology and myology of the cephalic region and pectoral girdle of Pangasius macronema, with a discussion on the synapomorphies and phylogenetic relationships of the Pangasiidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)/ Osteologia y miologia de la region cefalica y de la cintura pectoral del Pangasius macronema, con una discusion de las sinapomorfias y relaciones filogeneticas de los Pangasiidae (Telostei; Siluriformes)
According to Stammberger, one way to find the anterior ethmoid artery by the endoscopic approach is to follow the anterior surface of the ethmoid bulla in the direction of the roof of the ethmoid sinus.
Endoscopic view of the posterior ethmoid artery
For spherical aberrations of the anterior surface and the total cornea, a similar variation trend was found after SMILE and FS-LASIK, with an increase at 1 month, after which a decrease by 6 months (all P < 0.001).
Corneal Spherical Aberration and Corneal Asphericity after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction and Femtosecond Laser-Assisted LASIK
A series of septoparietal trabeculations, extend from its anterior surface and run onto the parietal ventricular wall.
A large morphological variant trifurcated septal band in right ventricle in middle east population: a case report
The sternal head originates from the upper part of the anterior surface of the manubrium sterni and ascends posterolaterally.
Variation in the origin of sternocleidomastoid muscle. a case report/Variacion en el origen del musculo esternocleidomastoideo. reporte de caso
The two major concerns with this route are (1) the need for a wide temporal lobe retraction to permit a broad view of the anterior surface of the petrous pyramid and (2) the difficulty in finding anatomic landmarks that allow for the correct identification of and access to the internal acoustic canal and the fallopian channel without damaging the labyrinth.
A rapid and safe middle fossa approach to the geniculate ganglion and labyrinthine segment of the facial nerve. (Original Article)
The anterior surface was given a power of -34 D, and the posterior surface was calculated to be -29.36 D.
Intraocular Telescopic System Design: Optical and Visual Simulation in a Human Eye Model
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