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surface anatomy

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surface anatomy
n.
The study of the configuration of the surface of the body, especially in relation to its internal parts.

surface anatomy
[sur′fəs]
Etymology: L, superficies, surface
the study of the structural relationships of the external features of the body to the internal organs and parts. Compare cross-sectional anatomy.

surface anatomy
 1. Anatomic structures that can be identified on the outside of the body 2. The study of anatomic structures that can be identified on the outside of the body


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Each chapter includes both natural views of unobstructed surface anatomy, and illustrations superimposing anatomical structures on surface anatomy photographs.
The surface anatomy of these structures is not simple, particularly for the scalenus muscles which form the deepest aspect of the floor of the triangle.
A cauliflower-like appearance demarcates the surface anatomy, and well-circumscribed tumor tissue extends below the surface, as in a verrucoid pattern.
 
 
 
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