When doctors make medical diagnoses based on the location of an abnormality on someone's anatomy, they indicate whether or not the finding is anterior or posterior, which will be discussed in the next section.Posterior Definition in Anatomy Anterior vs. Posterior Anatomy Anterior and Posterior Examp...
We used direct histologic comparison to validate the use of 3D endovaginal ultrasound (EVUS) as a novel and emerging technology for evaluating the structures found in the anterior and posterior pelvic floor compartments. A young nulliparous female pelvis specimen was dissected and histologic slides ...
bicuspidvs.tricuspid aortic valve) and area of the aortic root (anterior versus posterior) (2,4). Posteriorly, the VAJ is equal to the VBR (a virtual line drawn to connect the nadirs of semilunar leaflet insertions) as they overlap, but anteriorly, there is variation of the VAJ, which...
The axilla is a pyramid-shaped space located between the upper thorax and the arm. It has a base, an apex, and four walls (anterior, medial, lateral, posterior).
The sacral plexus lies posterior to the internal iliac vessels and ureter and anterior to piriformis; on the left, it lies posterior to the sigmoid colon. [1] The branches of the sacral plexus can be categorized into anterior and posterior divisions: [1, 2] Anterior Branches: Nerve to ...
Anatomyjoints. The muscles of the leg are grouped into the anterior, lateral, and posterior compartments by extensions offasciaFasciaLayers of connective tissue of variable thickness. The superficial fascia is found immediately below the skin; the deep fascia invests muscles, nerves, and other organs...
4.1 General description 4.2 Axillary region 4.3 Contents of axillary fossa 4.4 Arm, cubital fossa and forearm (anterior) 4.5 Posterior of upper lim 4.6 Wrist and palm 4.7 Dissection of upper limb 5 Chapter 5 Lower limb 5.1 Superficial structures and special spaces 5.2 Femoral triangle and media...
The indentations on the posterior cusp give it an appearance of a scallop; there is an anterolateral and posteromedial commissural scallop and a large middle scallop. Unlike the anterior cusp, the posterior cusp has all three zones. The rough zone receives chordae tendineae on the ventral ...
is a ring-like bony structure of the axial skeleton that links the vertebral column with the lower extremities.Pelvis: Anatomy, just posterior to thebroad ligamentBroad LigamentA broad fold of peritoneum that extends from the side of the uterus to the wall of the pelvis.Uterus, Cervix, and ...
Anterior: anterior abdominal muscles Posterior: Vertebrae andribsA set of twelve curved bones which connect to the vertebral column posteriorly, and terminate anteriorly as costal cartilage. Together, they form a protective cage around the internal thoracic organs.Chest Wall: Anatomy ...