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Look up posterior in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Posterior may refer to: Posterior (anatomy), the end of an organism opposite to anterior Buttocks...

The posterior probability is a type of conditional probability that results from updating the prior probability with information summarized by the likelihood...

The term posterior horn (also dorsal horn, posterior cornu, dorsal cornu) may refer to: Posterior horn of lateral ventricle in the brain, which passes...

Posterior cortex usually means the posterior (back) part of the complete cerebral cortex and includes the occipital, parietal, and temporal cortices. In...

another commissure, the posterior labial commissure, which is also the posterior boundary of the vulva. The interval between the posterior commissure and the...

The Posterior Analytics (Ancient Greek: Ἀναλυτικὰ Ὕστερα; Latin: Analytica Posteriora) is a text from Aristotle's Organon that deals with demonstration...

provides a definition of what is at the front ("anterior"), behind ("posterior") and so on. As part of defining and describing terms, the body is described...

is an anterior fornix, a posterior fornix, and two lateral fornices. The fornices vary in shape and size, with the posterior fornix being the largest...

fibers, namely the anterior deltoid or clavicular part (pars clavicularis) posterior or scapular part (pars scapularis) intermediate or acromial part (pars...

The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) is the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland which is part of the endocrine system. Unlike the anterior pituitary...

The tibialis posterior muscle is the most central of all the leg muscles, and is located in the deep posterior compartment of the leg. It is the key stabilizing...

greater impairment of distance vision than of near vision. Those with posterior subcapsular cataracts usually complain of glare as their major symptom...

called the median sulcus. The human tongue is divided into anterior and posterior parts by the terminal sulcus, which is a "V"-shaped groove. The apex of...

In human anatomy, the left and right posterior communicating arteries are small arteries at the base of the brain that form part of the circle of Willis...

bean. There are two main lobes of the pituitary, an anterior lobe, and a posterior lobe joined and separated by a small intermediate lobe. The anterior lobe...

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), also known as reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS), is a rare condition in which...

convex from before backward, especially at its posterior part, where it is prolonged on to the posterior surface for a short distance. The central portions...

The function of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is to prevent the femur from sliding off the anterior edge of the tibia and to prevent the tibia...

probability of the model configuration given the observations (i.e., the posterior probability). Bayes' theorem is named after Thomas Bayes, a minister,...

The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is one of a pair of cerebral arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the occipital lobe, as well as the medial and...

Fundamentally, Bayesian inference uses a prior distribution to estimate posterior probabilities. Bayesian inference is an important technique in statistics...

axillary lines are the anterior axillary line, midaxillary line and the posterior axillary line. The anterior axillary line is a coronal line on the anterior...

labia minora (fourchette or posterior commissure of the labia minora) is a frenulum where the labia minora meet posteriorly. The fourchette may be torn...

Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), also called Benson's syndrome, is a rare form of dementia which is considered a visual variant or an atypical variant...

and the posterior inferior iliac spine. The posterior superior iliac spine serves for the attachment of the oblique portion of the posterior sacroiliac...

The posterior chain is a group of muscles on the posterior of the body. Examples of these muscles include the hamstrings, the gluteus maximus, erector...

The posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is the largest branch of the vertebral artery. It is one of the three main arteries that supply blood...

space (the space between two adjacent ribs). There are 9 anterior and 11 posterior intercostal arteries on each side of the body. The anterior intercostal...

A posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a condition of the eye in which the vitreous membrane separates from the retina. It refers to the separation...

The posterior colliculus is the posterior portion of the medial malleolus of the distal tibia which is smaller in size comparing to the anterior colliculus...

The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is a ligament in each knee of humans and various other animals. It works as a counterpart to the anterior cruciate...

minimizes the posterior expected value of a loss function (i.e., the posterior expected loss). Equivalently, it maximizes the posterior expectation of...

two rounded portions of the exterior anatomy of humans, located on the posterior of the pelvic region. The buttocks are located between the lower back...

The posterior commissure (also known as the epithalamic commissure) is a rounded band of white fibers crossing the middle line on the dorsal aspect of...

Posterior shoulder in obstetrics refers to the shoulder of the fetus other than the anterior shoulder. Thus, the posterior shoulder faces the rectum of...

The serratus posterior inferior muscle, also known as the posterior serratus muscle,[citation needed] is a muscle of the human body. The muscle is situated...

In dentistry, the term posterior teeth usually refers as a group to the premolars and molars, as distinguished from the anterior teeth, which are the...

each ear, the inner ear. The three canals are the lateral, anterior and posterior semicircular canals. They are the part of the bony labyrinth, a periosteum-lined...

In Bayesian statistics, the posterior predictive distribution is the distribution of possible unobserved values conditional on the observed values. Given...

The posterior cranial fossa is the part of the cranial cavity located between the foramen magnum, and tentorium cerebelli. It is formed by the sphenoid...

The posterior tibial artery of the lower limb is an artery that carries blood to the posterior compartment of the leg and plantar surface of the foot....

the posterior descending artery (PDA), also called the posterior interventricular artery (PIV, PIA, or PIVA), is an artery running in the posterior interventricular...

The dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway (DCML) (also known as the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway (PCML) is the major sensory pathway of...

During cataract surgery, the cloudy natural lens is removed from the posterior chamber, either by emulsification in place or by cutting it out. An IOL...

covered by skin, the anterior surface usually being less hairy than the posterior surface. The forearm contains many muscles, including the flexors and...

muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view A more detailed overview The muscles are described using anatomical...

below the mons pubis and above the clitoris. To the posterior, the labia majora join at the posterior commissure, which is above the perineum and below...

Posterior tibial may refer to: Posterior tibial artery Posterior tibial vein Posterior tibial tendon Tibialis posterior muscle Anterior tibial This disambiguation...

The posterior cord is a part of the brachial plexus. It consists of contributions from all of the roots of the brachial plexus. The posterior cord gives...

of the vertebra body give attachment to the intervertebral discs. The posterior part of a vertebra forms a vertebral arch, in eleven parts, consisting...

The internal capsule is V-shaped in transection forming an anterior and posterior limb, with the angle between them called the genu. The corticospinal tract...

eminence, the apex (styloid process), which projects upward from the posterior part of the head. The prominence, at its upper and lateral part, gives...

nerve and the posterior humeral circumflex artery. The greater tubercle (tuberculum majus; greater tuberosity) is a large, posteriorly placed projection...

Anatomically, the boundaries of the axilla are: The lower posterior boundary is called the posterior axillary fold and this is a compound structure consisting...

The posterior wall may refer to: Acetabulum Mastoid wall of tympanic cavity The posterior wall of a cardiac ventricle This disambiguation page lists articles...

The posterior clinoid processes are the tubercles of the sphenoid bone situated at the superior angles of the dorsum sellae (one on each angle) which...

Posterior urethral valve (PUV) disorder is an obstructive developmental anomaly in the urethra and genitourinary system of male newborns. A posterior...

with the axis below. The posterior arch forms about two-fifths of the circumference of the ring: it ends behind in the posterior tubercle, which is the...

The posterior spinal artery (dorsal spinal arteries) arises from the vertebral artery in 25% of humans or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery in...

The serratus posterior superior muscle (or musculus serratus dorsalis cranialis) is a thin, quadrilateral muscle. It is situated at the upper back part...

are called the lung fields, and these are the posterior, lateral, and anterior lung fields. The posterior fields can be listened to from the back and include:...

The posterior segment or posterior cavity is the back two-thirds of the eye that includes the anterior hyaloid membrane and all of the optical structures...

The posterior atlantooccipital membrane (posterior atlantooccipital ligament) is a broad but thin membrane extending between the posterior margin of the...

The dorsal ramus of spinal nerve, posterior ramus of spinal nerve, or posterior primary division is the posterior division of a spinal nerve. The dorsal...

promontory internally. The central part is curved outward toward the posterior, allowing greater room for the pelvic cavity. In all other quadrupedal...

The posterior septal artery is a branch of the sphenopalatine artery. The posterior septal artery supplies blood to the respiratory region of the nasal...

The posterior fontanelle (lambdoid fontanelle, occipital fontanelle) is a gap between bones in the human skull (known as fontanelle), triangular in form...

The posterior lobe of cerebellum or neocerebellum is one of the lobes of the cerebellum, below the primary fissure. The posterior lobe is much larger...

Posterior auricular may refer to: Posterior auricular artery Posterior auricular muscle Posterior auricular vein This disambiguation page lists articles...

connect the spine with the lower limbs. They are attached to the sacrum posteriorly, connected to each other anteriorly, and joined with the two femurs at...

On the posterior surface of the heart, the right coronary artery gives rise to the posterior interventricular artery, also known as the posterior descending...

Left circumflex artery Posterior descending artery Ramus or intermediate artery Right coronary artery Right marginal artery Posterior descending artery The...

plexus layer); By development on the basis of their points of insertion (a posterior group in two layers and an anterior group); and By function (i.e. extensors...

The radial nerve is a nerve in the human body that supplies the posterior portion of the upper limb. It innervates the medial and lateral heads of the...

fissure between the hemispheres, and the tentorium cerebelli between the posterior brain and the cerebellum the dura separates, folds and invaginates to...

The posterior parietal cortex (the portion of parietal neocortex posterior to the primary somatosensory cortex) plays an important role in planned movements...

The posterior tibial veins are veins of the leg in humans. They drain the posterior compartment of the leg and the plantar surface of the foot to the...

ciliary processes. The posterior chamber consists of small space directly posterior to the iris but anterior to the lens. The posterior chamber is part of...

of the 4th thoracic vertebra posteriorly; laterally by the pleurae; anteriorly by the manubrium of the sternum; posteriorly by the first four thoracic vertebral...

The posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) is the caudal part of the cingulate cortex, located posterior to the anterior cingulate cortex. This is the upper...

The posterior scrotal branches are two in number, medial and lateral. They are branches of the perineal nerve, which is itself a branch of the pudendal...

flat, triangular band, attached, above, to the apex and anterior and posterior borders of the medial malleolus. The deltoid ligament supports the ankle...

"solea", meaning "sandal". The soleus is located superficially in the posterior compartment of the leg. The soleus exhibits significant morphological...

The mastoid lymph nodes (retroauricular lymph nodes or posterior auricular glands) are a small group of lymph nodes, usually two in number, located just...

The posterior humeral circumflex artery (posterior circumflex artery or posterior circumflex humeral artery[citation needed]) arises from the third part...

The posterior meniscofemoral ligament (also known as the ligament of Wrisberg) is a small fibrous band of the knee joint. It attaches to the posterior area...

a posteriori (MAP) estimate of an unknown quantity is the mode of the posterior density. The MAP can be used to obtain a point estimate of an unobserved...

The posterior superior alveolar nerves (also posterior superior dental nerves or posterior superior alveolar branches[citation needed]) are sensory branches...

The rectus capitis posterior minor (or rectus capitis posticus minor[citation needed]) is a muscle in the upper back part of the neck. It is one of the...

Posterior fossa may refer to: Posterior cranial fossa, an area of the head PHACES Syndrome, a condition of the posterior cranial fossa Posterior intercondyloid...

The posterior scrotal veins are veins of the scrotum. They accompany the posterior scrotal arteries. They drain into the vesical venous plexus. They help...

The Posterior ligament may refer to: Posterior sacroiliac ligament Posterior ligament of the head of the fibula Posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus...

Serratus posterior may refer to: Serratus posterior superior muscle, a thin, quadrilateral muscle, situated at the upper and back part of the thorax Serratus...

(the so-called scrotal raphe or Vesling line) and upwards through the posterior midline aspect of the penis (penile raphe). It also exists deeper through...

A left posterior fascicular block (LPFB), also known as left posterior hemiblock (LPH), is a condition where the left posterior fascicle, which travels...

Posterior cutaneous may refer to: Posterior cutaneous nerve of arm Posterior cutaneous nerve of the forearm Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh This disambiguation...

The posterior longitudinal ligament is a ligament connecting the posterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies of all of the vertebrae of humans. It weakly...

A dorsal root ganglion (or spinal ganglion; also known as a posterior root ganglion) is a cluster of neurons (a ganglion) in a dorsal root of a spinal...

radiating muscle. It is situated on the outer surface of the pelvis. Its posterior third is covered by the gluteus maximus, its anterior two-thirds by the...

dorsolaterally. Two prominent grooves, or sulci, run along its length. The posterior median sulcus is the groove in the dorsal side, and the anterior median...

The posterior thoracic nucleus, (Clarke's column, column of Clarke, dorsal nucleus, nucleus dorsalis of Clarke) is a group of interneurons found in the...

The posterior triangle (or lateral cervical region) is a region of the neck. The posterior triangle has the following boundaries: Apex: Union of the sternocleidomastoid...

The posterior auricular muscle is a muscle behind the auricle of the outer ear. It arises from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, and inserts into...

large-scale brain network primarily composed of the medial prefrontal cortex, posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus and angular gyrus. It is best known for being...

the front, back, or either side of the body. Anterior pelvic tilt and posterior pelvic tilt are very common abnormalities in regard to the orientation...

flattened lateral region (acromial region) of the shaft has an even larger posterior curve to articulate with the acromion of the scapula. The medial region...

The posterior interosseous nerve (or dorsal interosseous nerve/deep radial nerve) is a nerve in the forearm. It is the continuation of the deep branch...

illustration, labeled "Regions of the human body", shows anterior and posterior views of the body. The cranial region includes the upper part of the head...

The posterior labial nerves are superficial branches of the perineal nerve, which in itself is a branch of the pudendal nerve. The posterior labial nerves...

mode of the posterior and is often computed in Bayesian statistics using mathematical optimization methods, remains the same. The posterior can be approximated...

Colporrhaphy (also vaginal wall repair, anterior and/or posterior colporrhaphy, anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall repair, or simply A/P repair or A&P repair)...

lateral condyle on the upper extremity of the tibia. The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments and the menisci attach to the intercondylar area. The...

Posterior circulation infarct (POCI) is a type of cerebral infarction affecting the posterior circulation supplying one side of the brain. Posterior circulation...

vertebral venous plexuses (extraspinal veins) consist of anterior and posterior plexuses which anastomose freely with each other. They are most prominent...

The inferior medullary velum (posterior medullary velum) is a thin layer of white substance, prolonged from the white center of the cerebellum, above...

The choanae (sg.: choana), posterior nasal apertures or internal nostrils are two openings found at the back of the nasal passage between the nasal cavity...

Posterior compartment may refer to: Posterior compartment of arm Posterior compartment of leg rectum This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

medial posterior parietal cortex is connected with posterior ventral bank of the cingulate sulcus. The anterior cingulate is connected to the posterior cingulate...

It consists of three fascial layers - posterior, middle, and anterior - that enclose two (anterior and posterior) muscular compartments. The anterior and...

dorsal border (margo dorsalis; posterior border) begins above at the back of the neck, and ends below at the posterior part of the base of the styloid...

each side of the neck, identified as the anterior, the middle, and the posterior. They are innervated by the third to the eighth cervical spinal nerves...

anatomically, by the part of the eye affected, as anterior, intermediate, or posterior, or panuveitic if all parts are involved. Anterior uveitis (iridocyclitis)...

is the conjugate prior of the categorical distribution, and allows the posterior distribution of the parameters to be calculated. Yet another formulation...

elbow joint. Both anterior and posterior fat pad signs exist, and both can be found on the same X-ray. In children, a posterior fat pad sign suggests a condylar...

Posterior branch may refer to: Posterior branch of obturator nerve Posterior branches of sacral nerves Posterior branches of the lumbar nerves Posterior...

Posterior interventricular may refer to: Posterior interventricular artery Posterior interventricular sulcus This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

from organs that are not retroperitoneal, which have peritoneum on their posterior side and are suspended by mesentery in the abdominal cavity. The retroperitoneum...

counterparts of the aorta. It is a large retroperitoneal vein that lies posterior to the abdominal cavity and runs along the right side of the vertebral...

body, that originates from the brachial plexus (upper trunk, posterior division, posterior cord) at the level of the axilla (armpit) and carries nerve...

of blepharitis can be classified as seborrheic, staphylococcal, mixed, posterior or meibomitis, or parasitic. In a survey of US ophthalmologists and optometrists...

The posterior ethmoidal nerve is a nerve of the head. It is a branch of the nasociliary nerve (itself a branch of the ophthalmic nerve (CN V1)). It provides...

excessive posterior displacement of the tibia may indicate injury of the posterior cruciate ligament. Anterior cruciate ligament injury Posterior cruciate...

abdominal cavity. The abdominal wall is split into the anterolateral and posterior walls. There is a common set of layers covering and forming all the walls:...

The retromandibular vein (temporomaxillary vein, posterior facial vein) is a major vein of the face. It is formed within the parotid gland by the confluence...

The posterior interosseous artery (dorsal interosseous artery) is an artery of the forearm. It is a branch of the common interosseous artery, which is...

muscle, informally called the QL, is a paired muscle of the left and right posterior abdominal wall. It is the deepest abdominal muscle, and commonly referred...

The posterior cricoarytenoid muscle is a (bilaterally paired) intrinsic muscle of the larynx. It arises from the cricoid cartilage; it inserts onto the...

The posterior inferior iliac spine (Sweeney's Tubercle) is an anatomical landmark that describes a bony "spine", or projection, at the posterior and inferior...

Posterior ethmoidal may refer to: Posterior ethmoidal artery, an artery of the head which supplies the nasal septum Posterior ethmoidal foramen Posterior...

The posterior ethmoidal artery is an artery of the head which arises from the ophthalmic artery to supply the posterior ethmoidal air cells, and the meninges...

Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction is the dysfunction of the posterior tibial tendon. It is a progressive disease that has four stages and is the most...

methods rooted in Bayesian statistics that can be used to estimate the posterior distributions of model parameters. In all model-based statistical inference...

branches of the vagus nerve can be divided into two groups: anterior and posterior. The Anterior Bronchial Branches (rami bronchiales anteriores; anterior...

classified into extrinsic muscles, those originating on the anterior or posterior aspect of the lower leg, and intrinsic muscles, originating on the dorsal...

a posterior (dorsal) segment of the diencephalon. The epithalamus includes the habenular nuclei, the stria medullaris, the anterior and posterior paraventricular...

area for the sense of touch in the somatosensory cortex which is just posterior to the central sulcus in the postcentral gyrus, and the dorsal stream...

model written in multiple levels (hierarchical form) that estimates the posterior distribution of model parameters using the Bayesian method. The sub-models...

The posterior intercostal veins are veins that drain the intercostal spaces posteriorly. They run with their corresponding posterior intercostal artery...

"microzones" or "microcompartments". The cerebellum is located in the posterior cranial fossa. The fourth ventricle, pons and medulla are in front of...

The posterior auricular nerve is a nerve of the head. It is a branch of the facial nerve (CN VII). It communicates with branches from the vagus nerve...

The posterior talofibular ligament is a ligament that connects the fibula to the talus bone. It runs almost horizontally from the malleolar fossa of the...

Posterior tibial artery The posterior compartment of the leg is supplied by the tibial nerve. It contains the plantar flexors: Superficial posterior compartment...

pituitary gland is in two parts – the anterior pituitary, and the posterior pituitary. The posterior pituitary gland does not produce any hormone but stores and...

Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION) is a medical condition characterized by damage to the retrobulbar portion of the optic nerve due to inadequate...

The posterior branches of thoracic nerves branch from the dorsal rami of the thoracic nerves. The medial branches of the posterior divisions of the upper...

The dorsal root of spinal nerve (or posterior root of spinal nerve or sensory root)[citation needed] is one of two "roots" which emerge from the spinal...

injection of air into the eye to remove the intraocular fluid from the posterior segment of the globe while maintaining intraocular pressure to temporarily...

A retrolisthesis is a posterior displacement of one vertebral body with respect to the subjacent vertebra to a degree less than a luxation (dislocation)...

fused two-piece unit, composed of an anterior (front) segment and the posterior (back) segment. The anterior segment is made up of the cornea, iris and...

ventricle connects to the single, central third ventricle. Along the path, a posterior horn extends backward into the occipital lobe, and an anterior horn extends...

The posterior meningeal artery is one of the meningeal branches of the ascending pharyngeal artery (and is typically considered the terminal branch of...

The posterior compartment of the thigh is one of the fascial compartments that contains the knee flexors and hip extensors known as the hamstring muscles...

of posterior capsular opacification". Experimental Eye Research. 136: 100–115 – via PUBMED. Arlo, Terry (1983). "Neodymium-Yag Laser for Posterior Capsulotomy"...

In ophthalmology, the posterior pole is the back of the eye, usually referring to the retina between the optic disc and the macula. Fundus (eye) Cassin...

Posterior intercostal may refer to: Posterior intercostal arteries Posterior intercostal veins This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...

into five roots, three trunks, six divisions (three anterior and three posterior), three cords, and five branches. There are five "terminal" branches and...

scales: Anterior temporals are in contact with the postocular scales. Posterior temporals are in vertical rows not in contact with the postocular scales;...

separation between the paraspinal muscles on one side, and the muscles of the posterior abdominal wall (quadratus lumborum, and psoas major) on the other. It...

likelihood function p ( x ∣ θ ) {\displaystyle p(x\mid \theta )} , the posterior distribution p ( θ ∣ x ) {\displaystyle p(\theta \mid x)} is in the same...

The term posterior cortical hot zone was coined by Christof Koch and colleagues to describe the part of the neocortex closely associated with the minimal...

These regions present as three columns: the anterior grey column, the posterior grey column, and the lateral grey column, all of which are visible in...

compartments of the arm are the anterior compartment of the arm and the posterior compartment of the arm, divided by the lateral and the medial intermuscular...

The posterior ligament of the lateral malleolus (posterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior inferior ligament) is smaller than the anterior ligament of...

The posterior superior alveolar artery (posterior dental artery) is a branch of the maxillary artery. It is one of two or three superior alveolar arteries...

muscles of the posterior compartment of the leg, the others being the flexor digitorum longus and the tibialis posterior. The tibialis posterior is the most...

fossa and half of the flank. The equivalent in other animals is left posterior quadrant. The left upper quadrant extends from the umbilical plane to...

infratemporal surface of the maxilla. The alveolar canals transmit the posterior superior alveolar vessels and nerves. This article incorporates text in...

supporting the lens of the eyeball. It fills both the anterior and the posterior chambers of the eye, and is not to be confused with the vitreous humour...

The posterior lacrimal crest is a vertical bony ridge on the orbital surface of the lacrimal bone. It divides the bone into two parts. It gives origin...

arteries supply blood to the upper spinal cord, brainstem, cerebellum, and posterior part of brain. The vertebral artery typically arises from the superior...

parameters ν = α + β > 0( p. 83). Denoting by αPosterior and βPosterior the shape parameters of the posterior beta distribution resulting from applying Bayes'...

The posterior labial arteries are branches of the internal pudendal artery. The posterior labial arteries are branches of the internal pudendal artery...

The posterior auricular artery is a small artery that arises from the external carotid artery. It ascends along the side of the head. It supplies several...

and posterior branch. These branches then travel around the head of the pancreas and duodenum, eventually joining with the anterior and posterior branches...

The ventral posterior nucleus is the somatosensory relay nucleus in thalamus of the brain. The ventral posterior nucleus receives neuronal input from the...

comprising 97% of all shoulder dislocations. Less common types includes posterior (2-4% of all shoulder dislocations) and inferior shoulder dislocation...

The rectus capitis posterior major (or rectus capitis posticus major[citation needed]) is a muscle in the upper back part of the neck. It is one of the...

The posterior vagal trunk is one of the two divisions (the other being the anterior vagal trunk) into which the vagus nerve splits as it passes through...

Posterior labial may refer to: Posterior labial arteries Posterior labial nerves Posterior labial veins This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

the ulnar side, the capsule reaches down to the posterior part of the annular ligament. The posterior capsule is attached to the triceps tendon which...

The posterior auricular vein is a vein of the head. It begins from a plexus with the occipital vein and the superficial temporal vein, descends behind...

shown in red. Left scapula. Posterior view. Acromion labeled at top left. Left scapula. Lateral view. Left scapula. Posterior view. Acromion is "10" Left...

The cisterna magna (posterior cerebellomedullary cistern, or cerebellomedullary cistern) is the largest of the subarachnoid cisterns. It occupies the...

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a process of fibrosis, calcification, and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament...

accessory nerve. This nerve is not seen on CT, but correlates to the posterior edge of the internal jugular vein and below the lateral mass of the atlas...

The (medial and lateral) posterior superior nasal nerves are branches of the maxillary nerve (CN V2) that arise in the pterygopalatine fossa from pterygopalatine...

of the upper posterior neck bounded by the following three paired muscles of the suboccipital set of muscles: Rectus capitis posterior major - above...

The posterior sacroiliac ligament is situated in a deep depression between the sacrum and ilium behind; it is strong and forms the chief bond of union...

The posterior intermuscular septum of leg or posterior crural intermuscular septum is a band of fascia which separates the lateral compartment of leg....

The posterior interventricular sulcus or posterior longitudinal sulcus is one of the two grooves separating the ventricles of the heart (the other being...

The posterior nasal spine is part of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone of the skull. It is found at the medial end of its posterior border. It...

heel of the human foot, and form the major part of the muscle of the posterior leg, commonly known as the calf muscle. The triceps surae is connected...

The posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh (also called the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve) is a sensory nerve of the thigh. It is a branch of the...

the posterior cutaneous ramus. The lumbar nerves are the five spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar vertebrae. They are divided into posterior and anterior...

right, and posterior cusps. The tricuspid valve has anterior, posterior, and septal cusps; and the mitral valve has just anterior and posterior cusps. The...

Posterior spinal artery syndrome (PSAS), also known as posterior spinal cord syndrome or posterior cord syndrome, is a type of incomplete spinal cord injury...

Posterior ramus syndrome, also referred to as thoracolumbar junction syndrome, Maigne syndrome and dorsal ramus syndrome is caused by the unexplained...

vertebral artery or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Lateral medullary syndrome is also called Wallenberg's syndrome, posterior inferior cerebellar...

The posterior median sulcus of medulla oblongata (or posterior median fissure or dorsal median sulcus) is a narrow groove; and exists only in the closed...

The posterior cutaneous nerve of forearm is a nerve found in humans and other animals. It is also known as the dorsal antebrachial cutaneous nerve, the...

The velopharyngeal fricatives, also known as the posterior nasal fricatives, are a family of sounds produced principally by people with a cleft palate...

kranon 'head'), is a large, thick, curved bony process on the proximal, posterior end of the ulna. It forms the protruding part of the elbow and is opposite...

lower leg in human anatomy. The muscles within the calf correspond to the posterior compartment of the leg. The two largest muscles within this compartment...

anterior median eyes (AME), anterior lateral eyes (ALE), posterior median eyes (PME), and posterior lateral eyes (PLE). The exact arrangement of the eyes...

used for two purposes: To provide an analytical approximation to the posterior probability of the unobserved variables, in order to do statistical inference...

spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar vertebrae. They are divided into posterior and anterior divisions. The lumbar nerves are five spinal nerves which...

Brodmann area 31, also known as dorsal posterior cingulate area 31, is a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined cingulate region of the cerebral...

adjacent posterior surface of the corresponding right or left scapula and inserts at both the greater tubercle of the humerus and the posterior surface...

The deep cervical vein (posterior vertebral vein or posterior deep cervical vein[citation needed]) is the vena comitans of the deep cervical artery. The...

group. The adductors all originate on the pubis and insert on the medial, posterior surface of the femur, with the exception of the gracilis which inserts...

statements in parametric models. It states that under some conditions, a posterior distribution converges in total variation distance to a multivariate normal...

both size and number. The cells are grouped into anterior, middle, and posterior groups; the groups differ in their drainage modalities, though all ultimately...

nerve in the human body, going from the top of the leg to the foot on the posterior aspect. The sciatic nerve has no cutaneous branches for the thigh. This...

following: Anterior sacroiliac ligament Interosseous sacroiliac ligament Posterior sacroiliac ligament Sacrotuberous ligament Sacrospinous ligament The anterior...

onto the posterior surface of the calcaneus, or heel bone. The gastrocnemius is located posterior to (superficial to it) soleus in the posterior compartment...

capsule is left in place and provides a barrier between the anterior and posterior chambers that prevents leakage of the vitreous into the anterior chamber...

(supplying the brainstem and posterior brain). The anterior and posterior cerebral circulations are interconnected via bilateral posterior communicating arteries...

neurotoxicity. Neuroimaging shows that the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), the posterior superior temporal sulcus (pSTS), the precuneus, and the amygdala are associated...

The short posterior ciliary arteries are a number of branches of the ophthalmic artery. They pass forward with the optic nerve to reach the eyeball, piercing...

The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus or heel bone, behind the articulation...

The posterior compartment of the forearm (or extensor compartment) contains twelve muscles which primarily extend the wrist and digits. It is separated...

Posterior iliac spine may refer to: Posterior superior iliac spine Posterior inferior iliac spine This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...

are the internal openings of the anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina (or canals). The posterior ethmoidal foramen opens at the back part of this...

segment hypertrophies on individuals at the gym who do many sit-ups. The posterior abdominal wall is formed by the lumbar vertebrae, parts of the ilia of...

anterior and posterior columns. Fracture of the acetabulum Posterior wall fracture Posterior wall fracture as seen on 3-D CT scan Posterior wall fracture...

is a bilaterally paired suprahyoid muscle located under the jaw. Its posterior belly is attached to the mastoid notch of temporal bone, and its anterior...

gland, behind the neck of the mandible, and passes superficially over the posterior root of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone; about 5 cm above this...

branch to the trachea, esophagus and the inferior constrictor muscles. The posterior cricoarytenoid muscles, the only muscles that can open the vocal folds...

process of computing the posterior distribution of variables given evidence is called probabilistic inference. The posterior gives a universal sufficient...

linear combination of other variables, with the goal of obtaining the posterior probability of the regression coefficients (as well as other parameters...

Posterior cerebral artery syndrome is a condition whereby the blood supply from the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is restricted, leading to a reduction...

The posterior ligament is thin and membranous, and consists of transverse and oblique fibers. Above, it is attached to the humerus immediately behind...

Posterior superior alveolar may refer to: Posterior superior alveolar nerve Posterior superior alveolar artery This disambiguation page lists articles...

includes: Long posterior ciliary arteries Aa. ciliares posteriores longae Short posterior ciliary arteries Aa. ciliares posteriores breves Anterior ciliary...

The ischial spine is part of the posterior border of the body of the ischium bone of the pelvis. It is a thin and pointed triangular eminence, more or...

Rectus capitis posterior muscle may refer to: Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle Rectus capitis posterior major muscle This disambiguation page lists...

fully form, and the fourth ventricle and space behind the cerebellum (the posterior fossa) are enlarged with cerebrospinal fluid. Most of those affected develop...

nose, at the back part of the superior meatus. Here it gives off its posterior lateral nasal branches which spread forward over the conchæ and meatuses...

central sulcus of the insula, into two parts: the anterior insula and the posterior insula in which more than a dozen field areas have been identified. The...

malleolus, the medial malleolus, and the distal posterior aspect of the tibia, which can be termed the posterior malleolus. The trauma is sometimes accompanied...

Posterior scrotal branches may refer to: Posterior scrotal nerves Posterior scrotal branches of the internal pudendal artery This disambiguation page...

through the anterior axillary skinfold, and the posterior axillary line, which passes through the posterior axillary skinfold. The mid-clavicular line, a...

be associated with ankylosing spondylitis (typically in children). A posterior calcaneal spur develops on the back of the heel at the insertion of the...

The oblique popliteal ligament (posterior ligament) is a broad, flat, fibrous ligament on the posterior knee. It is an extension of the tendon of the...

are the rostral spinocerebellar tract, and the cuneocerebellar tract (posterior external arcuate fibers). They carry proprioceptive, and cutaneous information...

the mouth. The two horizontal plates join at the midline and form the posterior nasal spine that gives attachment to the musculus uvulae in the uvula...

skin opening is posterior to the transverse anal line, the fistulous tract will open into the anal canal in the midline posteriorly, sometimes taking...

The long posterior ciliary arteries are arteries of the orbit. There are long posterior ciliary arteries two on each side of the body. They are branches...

muscle (also known as extensor digitorum communis) is a muscle of the posterior forearm present in humans and other animals. It extends the medial four...

Left sacrum posterior (LSP)—the buttocks face posteriorly and towards the left. Right sacrum posterior (RSP)—the buttocks face posteriorly and towards...

They are the anterior gluteal line; the inferior gluteal line, and the posterior gluteal line. The gluteus minimus, medius, and maximus are muscles that...

anteriorly by the anterior fontanelle and the coronal suture, posteriorly by the posterior fontanelle and the lambdoid suture and laterally by 2 lines passing...

usually two deep temporal nerves - the anterior deep temporal nerve and posterior deep temporal nerve. Occasionally, a third one is present - the middle...

premolar and molar of lower teeth. Posterior crossbite is often correlated to a narrow maxilla and upper dental arch. A posterior crossbite can be unilateral...

The posterior external jugular vein begins in the occipital region and returns the blood from the skin and superficial muscles in the upper and back part...

reduced compared to posterior surgery. Modern implant designs offer similar dislocation rates across the anterior and posterior approaches. The anterior...

anterior talofibular ligament. Between the posterior half of the lateral border of the trochlea and the posterior part of the base of the fibular articular...

Zuckerkandl's tubercle may refer to: Zuckerkandl's tubercle (thyroid gland) Zuckerkandl's tubercle (teeth) This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

at the stylomastoid foramen. It arises from the brainstem from an area posterior to the cranial nerve VI (abducens nerve) and anterior to cranial nerve...

face, being formed by the junction of the posterior division of the retromandibular vein with the posterior auricular vein. In typical anatomy, the vein...

(posterior intercostal, subcostal, or lumbar artery), which in turn arises from the descending aorta. It typically arises from the 9th left posterior intercostal...

The perineal branches of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve are distributed to the skin at the upper and medial side of the thigh. One long perineal...

is rough and uneven, is received into the angular interval between the posterior border of the great wing of the sphenoid bone and the basilar part of...

The sacrotuberous ligament (great or posterior sacrosciatic ligament) is situated at the lower and back part of the pelvis. It is flat, and triangular...

vagina, reaching preferential contact with the posterior wall of the vagina and probably reaching the posterior fornix; while in the missionary position, it...

responsible for increasing mucus production. Excess mucus can drain posteriorly into the upper and lower airways, which, along with other physical and...

credible interval. Credible intervals are typically used to characterize posterior probability distributions or predictive probability distributions. Their...

the external oblique, pectoralis muscles, and the latissimus dorsi. The posterior lumbar aponeuroses are situated just on top of the epaxial muscles of...

are divisible into three groups, the long posterior, short posterior, and the anterior. The short posterior ciliary arteries from six to twelve in number...

Douglas) is the extension of the peritoneum into the space between the posterior wall of the uterus and the rectum in the human female. In women, the rectouterine...

medial, anterior, lateral, and posterior, orbital gyri. The medial orbital gyrus presents a well-marked antero-posterior sulcus, the olfactory sulcus,...

The posterior sacrococcygeal ligament or dorsal sacrococcygeal ligament is a ligament which stretches from the sacrum to the coccyx and thus dorsally...

The anal triangle is the posterior part of the perineum. It contains the anus in mammals. The anal triangle can be defined either by its vertices or its...

The ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) is a nucleus within the ventral posterior nucleus of the thalamus and serves an analogous somatosensory relay role...

sources consider it to be part of the posterior compartment of the arm, while others consider it part of the posterior compartment of the forearm. The anconeus...

anteriorly, and two posteriorly: The anterior internal vertebral venous plexus consists of two large plexiform veins situated upon the posterior surfaces of the...

The posterior scrotal arteries are branches of the internal pudendal artery. The posterior scrotal arteries supply part of the scrotum in men. Anterior...

The mastoid foramen is a hole in the posterior border of the temporal bone. It transmits an emissary vein between the sigmoid sinus and the suboccipital...

The palatopharyngeal arch (pharyngopalatine arch, posterior pillar of fauces) is larger and projects further toward the middle line than the palatoglossal...

The aortic hiatus is a midline opening in the posterior part of the diaphragm giving passage to the descending aorta as well as the thoracic duct, and...

symptoms due to decreased blood flow (ischemia) in the posterior circulation of the brain. The posterior circulation supplies the medulla, pons, midbrain,...

supply the heart. The posterior aortic sinus does not give rise to a coronary artery. For this reason the left, right and posterior aortic sinuses are also...

The lateral posterior nucleus is a nucleus of the thalamus. It represents the rostral continuation of the pulvinar (with which it shares comparable connections...

the sit bones or sitz bones, or as a pair the sitting bones, is a large posterior bony protuberance on the superior ramus of the ischium. It marks the lateral...

Posterior motion preservation devices are spinal implants used in lumbar spine surgery to stabilize a motion segment after posterior decompression while...

The TOPS System (Total Posterior Spine System) is a spinal implant designed to stabilize the lower spine and maintain range of motion following lumbar...

The posterior cardinal veins or postcardinal veins join with the corresponding right and left cardinal veins to form the left common cardinal veins, which...

_{-i}|\theta _{i},y)d\theta ,} namely, posterior mutual information, posterior differential entropy, and posterior conditional differential entropy, respectively...

of the tendon is attached above to pericardium. The both sides of the posterior fibres are attached to paracolic gutters (the curving of ribs before attaching...

prescribes how to update the prior with new information to obtain the posterior probability distribution, which is the conditional distribution of the...

distal to the upper subscapular nerve. These three nerves branch off the posterior cord of the brachial plexus. The nerves that innervate teres major consist...

the skin on the lateral part of the thigh by an anterior branch and a posterior branch. The lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh can be investigated using...

at its distal tip (carotid terminus) Posterior cerebral artery (left and right) at their P1 segments Posterior communicating artery (left and right)...

septum, and gingiva just posterior to the upper incisor teeth. The nasopalatine nerve is the largest of the medial posterior superior nasal nerves. It...

tubercle of the scapula. It extends distally anterior to the teres minor and posterior to the teres major. The medial head arises proximally in the humerus,...

The posterior parahippocampal gyrus is a portion of the parahippocampal gyrus. It can show deterioration in Alzheimer's disease. Thangavel R, Van Hoesen...

the skeletal system. It is directed lateral and medially and slightly posterior. In the adult it is about 2–4 cm lower than the femoral head. Because...

Collier's sign (also known as Collier's tucked lid sign or posterior fossa stare) is bilateral or unilateral eyelid retraction. It is an accepted medical...

The posterior carpometacarpal ligament consists of a series of bands on the posterior surface of the carpometacarpal joints. They connect the carpal bones...

their location and connection with the sternum. All ribs are attached posteriorly to the thoracic vertebrae and are numbered accordingly one to twelve...

circumflex branch of posterior tibial artery, or circumflex peroneal branch of posterior tibial artery) is a branch of the posterior tibial artery which...

The posterior perforated substance (PPS), also known as locus perforatus posticus, is a layer of gray matter which is pierced by small apertures for the...

A calypter is either of two posterior lobes of the posterior margin of the forewing of flies between the extreme posterior wing base and the alula, which...

iris adheres to either the cornea (i.e. anterior synechia) or lens (i.e. posterior synechia). Synechiae can be caused by ocular trauma, iritis or iridocyclitis...

muscles in the posterior compartment of the forearm, which is mostly the extensor muscles of the hand. The radial nerve arises from the posterior cord of the...

It is oblong in shape, its antero-posterior diameter being greater than its transverse. The caudate lobe (posterior hepatic segment I) is situated upon...

third and fourth cervical (spinal) nerves. It emerges from beneath the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, then split into multiple branches...

bundle branch further divides into the left anterior fascicle and the left posterior fascicle. These structures lead to a network of thin filaments known as...

Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) is an acquired inflammatory uveitis that belongs to the heterogenous group of white...

The posterior ligament of the incus is a fibrous band that connects the tip of the short crus of the incus to the fossa incudis, running to the mastoid...

lesser splanchnic nerves of both sides, and fibers from the anterior and posterior vagal trunks. The celiac plexus proper consists of the celiac ganglia...

part of superficial fascia) Scarpa's fascia (posterior part of the superficial fascia) Deep/posterior posterior layer of the rectus sheath (where present)...

account: P posterior ( H ) = P prior ( H ∣ E ) ⋅ P posterior ( E ) + P prior ( H ∣ ¬ E ) ⋅ P posterior ( ¬ E ) {\displaystyle P_{\text{posterior...

artery, and with the infraorbital branch of the internal maxillary. If the posterior lateral nasal artery is superficial in the nasal wall, a laceration may...

alternative to spinal fusion is total facet arthroplasty. One device, the Total Posterior Spine (TOPS) System, replaces the facet joint complex while allowing controlled...

toward the right ventricle; its margins correspond with the anterior and posterior interventricular sulci. The lower part of the septum, which is the major...

gland, present at the most posterior side of each lobe. Emil Zuckerkandl described it in 1902 as the processus posterior glandulae thyreoideae. Although...

white or pale, contrasting with the coloured iris. The sclera forms the posterior five-sixths of the connective tissue coat of the human eyeball. It is...

The posterior labial veins are veins which drain to the vesical venous plexus. https://web.archive.org/web/20071024000415/http://anatomy.med.umich...

which the anterior teeth protect the posterior teeth, and vice versa. The anterior teeth protect the posterior teeth by providing for a plane of guidance...

The posterior divisions of the sacral nerves are small and diminish in size as they move downward; they emerge, except the last, through the posterior sacral...

the Posterior Rhine valley. Sutsilvan is now limited to some 1,000 speakers concentrated in a language island on the left bank of the Posterior Rhine...

Posterior median sulcus can refer to: Posterior median sulcus of spinal cord Posterior median sulcus of medulla oblongata This disambiguation page lists...

guarded by the valve of coronary sinus). The coronary sinus arises upon the posterior aspect of the heart between the left atrium, and left ventricle. The coronary...

particularly those under 35, symptomatic floaters are likely suspended within a posterior region of the eye known as the pre-macular bursa. Such floaters appear...

and the posterior cusp attaches to the remaining two thirds of its circumference. The anterior cusp is thicker and more rigid than the posterior one, and...

general visceral sensation from the nucleus tractus solitarii to the posterior nucleus and periventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus.[citation needed]...

joins the body and the narrowest part of the upper end of the ulna. Its posterior surface, directed backward, is triangular, smooth, subcutaneous, and covered...

and serve the production of voice. The main respiratory muscles are the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles. The phonatory muscles are divided into adductors...

marginal likelihood is simply the normalizing constant that ensures that the posterior is a proper probability. It is related to the partition function in statistical...

IV and VIII) than the stroma. The endothelial layer is located at the posterior of the cornea. Descemet's membrane, as the basement membrane for the endothelial...

an outer fibrous membrane separated by fatty deposits anteriorly and posteriorly. Anteriorly, the reflection of the synovial membrane lies on the femur;...

hospital. Typically there is a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, and either the medial collateral ligament or lateral...

the posterior fossa by the clivus and the petrous crest housing the temporal lobe[citation needed] Posterior cranial fossa (fossa cranii posterior), between...

known as the popliteal line (in older texts), is a prominent ridge on the posterior surface of the tibia. It is the site of many muscle origins and insertions...

of the eye. At least two parts have been identified anatomically. The posterior hyaloid membrane separates the rear of the vitreous from the retina. It...

The posterior branch of the obturator nerve is a mixed nerve of a lower limb. It is a terminal branch that arises from the division of the obturator nerve...

the nose Ocular group Long posterior ciliary arteries Circulus arteriosus major Circulus arteriosus minor Short posterior ciliary arteries Anterior ciliary...

logic), argues for its correctness, and discusses inductive inference. The Posterior Analytics (Latin: Analytica Posteriora) deals with definition, demonstration...

posterior borders. This surface is crossed in an arched direction by three lines—the posterior, anterior, and inferior gluteal lines. The posterior gluteal...

ball deliveries Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view. Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view. Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Anterior, palmar...

performed by two procedures. Anterior rhinoscopy using a nasal speculum Posterior rhinoscopy using an endoscopic rhinoscope In anterior rhinoscopy, the...

is to reformulate or reparameterize the statistical model so that the posterior geometry leads to more efficient sampling. By changing the coordinate...

anterior intermuscular septum, the transverse intermuscular septum and the posterior intermuscular septum. Each compartment contains connective tissue, nerves...

The dorsal radioulnar ligament (posterior radioulnar ligament) extends between corresponding surfaces on the dorsal aspect of the distal radioulnar articulation...

The posterior gastric branches of posterior vagal trunk are branches of the posterior vagal trunk which supply the stomach. Posterior gastric branches...

nasi muscle) is a part of the nasalis muscle. It has an anterior and a posterior part. It has origins from the nasal notch of the maxilla and the major...

autonomous and conditional mechanisms to determine the anterior/posterior axis. The anterior/posterior axis lies along the animal/vegetal axis set up during cleavage...

spinae muscles that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae. The longissimus thoracis et lumborum is the intermediate...

at 25 °C. The mother fly produces oocytes that already have anterior-posterior and dorsal-ventral axes defined by maternal activities. Embryogenesis...

Posterior ciliary arteries may refer to: Long posterior ciliary arteries Short posterior ciliary arteries This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

The plantaris is one of the superficial muscles of the superficial posterior compartment of the leg, one of the fascial compartments of the leg. It is...

inferior clunial nerves (also gluteal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve) are branches of the posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh that innervate...

(GVA), and the posterior one-third of the tongue. Visceral afferent (special visceral afferent) – provides taste sensation from the posterior one-third of...

the rearmost portion of the skull, the occipital lobes are part of the posterior cerebrum. The lobes of the brain are named from the overlying bone and...

the sacrospinalis, from the medial surface of the posterior superior iliac spine, and from the posterior sacroiliac ligaments. in the lumbar region: from...

is composed primarily of cartilage. On the posterior wall are the alveolar canals, transmitting the posterior superior alveolar vessels and nerves to the...

arteries and is often affected in strokes Posterior cerebral artery (PCA), which supplies blood to the posterior portion of the brain, including the occipital...

transverse process of L4). Laterally, the ligament attaches onto the posterior part of the inner lip of the iliac crest. More precisely, its lateral...

this origin, they proceed downward and laterally to be inserted into the posterior border of the lateral third of the clavicle. The middle fibers, or transverse...

The mastoid part of the temporal bone is the posterior (back) part of the temporal bone, one of the bones of the skull. Its rough surface gives attachment...

the tibial origin of the tibialis posterior muscle. It also arises from the fascia covering the tibialis posterior muscle. The fibers end in a tendon...

Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy (PPCD; sometimes also Schlichting dystrophy) is a type of corneal dystrophy, characterised by changes in Descemet's...

hippocampus minor, is an involution of the wall of the lateral ventricle's posterior horn produced by the calcarine fissure. It is sometimes visible on ultrasound...

quadratic approximation (QUAP) provides an analytical expression for a posterior probability distribution by fitting a Gaussian distribution with a mean...

ulnaris is located on the posterior side of the forearm. It originates from the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and the posterior border of the ulna, and...

dorsal, lateral posterior and metathalamus. The ventral group is further subdivided into ventral anterior, ventral lateral and ventral posterior. The interior...

is a posterior section of the developing metencephalon which can be recognized transiently within the vertebrate embryo. It extends posteriorly from the...

originally hypothesized to be due to cervical spondylosis. Damage to the posterior cervical sympathetic chain due to the degeneration of the cervical vertebra...

bite involves outward positioning of the upper posterior teeth and inward positioning of the lower posterior teeth. The reason for this happening is an expanded...

lesser saphenous vein) is a relatively large superficial vein of the posterior leg. The origin of the small saphenous vein (SSV) is where the dorsal...

inferior to the spine is the lesser sciatic notch. Continuing down the posterior side, the ischial tuberosity is a thick, rough-surfaced prominence below...

of the anterior fibers of the deltoid ligament of the ankle-joint. The posterior border presents a broad groove, the malleolar sulcus, directed obliquely...

sutures, which allow movement that facilitates childbirth and brain growth. Posterior fontanelle is triangle-shaped. It lies at the junction between the sagittal...

intercostal veins Posterior intercostal veins Posterior intercost vein that drain into the Supreme intercostal vein - 1st intercostal space Posterior intercost...

usually an oral sucker at the mouth and a ventral sucker (or acetabulum) posterior to the mouth. Roundworms have their sucker just in front of the anus;...

Posterior amorphous corneal dystrophy (PACD) is a rare form of corneal dystrophy. It is not yet linked to any chromosomal locus. The first report describing...

to the anterior cerebral arteries and the posterior communicating arteries, which connect to the posterior cerebral arteries. The MCAs are not considered...

The brainstem (or brain stem) is the posterior stalk-like part of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord. In the human brain, the brainstem...

superior-ward prolongation of the posterior longitudinal ligament (the two being continuous). It attaches inferiorly onto (the posterior aspect of) the body of axis...

Back labor (less commonly called posterior labor) is a term referring to sensations of pain or discomfort in the lower back, just above the tailbone,...

opposite the lens and includes the retina, optic disc, macula, fovea, and posterior pole. The fundus can be examined by ophthalmoscopy and/or fundus photography...

species have two adductor muscles, which are located on the anterior and posterior sides of the body. Some families of bivalves have only one adductor muscle...

cardioversion a cardiac arrhythmia may be either anterior-posterior or anterior-lateral. In an anterior-posterior setup one pad is placed on the chest and the other...

Basilar skull fractures are divided into anterior fossa, middle fossa and posterior fossa fractures. Facial fractures often also occur. Diagnosis is typically...

a band of dura mater that connects the anterior clinoid process and posterior clinoid process of the sphenoid bone; the caroticoclinoid, connecting...

Subclavius Serratus anterior The posterior axioappendicular muscles are described as two sub-groups: Superficial Posterior Axioappendicular muscles (or the...

acetabular inlet is an angle between a line passing from the anterior to the posterior acetabular rim and the sagittal plane. It measures 7° at birth and increases...

gel-like material of the nucleus pulposus can be forced laterally or posteriorly, distorting local muscle function and putting pressure on the nearby...

The human back, also called the dorsum (pl.: dorsa), is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of...

systems, they were in the order of Opisthopora since the male pores opened posterior to the female pores, although the internal male segments are anterior...

joint. It arises from the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus and passes superiorly and medially in front of the posterior cruciate ligament to attach...

obtuse marginal branches) as it curves toward the posterior surface of the heart. It helps form the posterior left ventricular branch or posterolateral artery...

historically known as the supinator brevis) is a broad muscle in the posterior compartment of the forearm, curved around the upper third of the radius...

often occurs in elderly humans. It is characterized by enlargement of the posterior spinous processes of the lumbar spine, with normal intervertebral disc...

The posterior median sulcus is the posterior end of the posterior median septum of neuroglia of the spinal cord. The septum varies in depth from 4 to...

epithelium; others are in ciliary portion of iris. From anterior (front) to posterior (back), the layers of the iris are: Anterior limiting layer Stroma of...

The posterior ligament of the head of the fibula is a part of the knee. It is a single thick and broad band, which passes obliquely upward from the back...

whole posterior distributions of the slope and variance do not indicate non-normality. However, the ratio of expectations of these posteriors and the...

The nerve of Latarjet or the posterior nerve of the lesser curvature is a branch of the posterior vagal trunk which supplies the pylorus. It is cut in...

(anterior median) eyes of Salticidae and the major (posterior median) eyes of the Deinopidae; the large posterior eyes of Deinopidae are adapted mainly to vision...

result of disruption of the stabilizing ligaments between the occiput, or posterior skull base, and the C1 vertebral body, otherwise known as the atlas. The...

doctrine is expressed in the Latin phrase leges posteriores priores contrarias abrogant or "lex posterior derogat priori". Implied repeal is to be contrasted...

Enophthalmos is a posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit. It is due to either enlargement of the bony orbit and/or reduction of the orbital...

buccal/labial (cheek) side of the tooth, while the anterior paraconid and posterior metaconid are on the lingual (tongue) side. Upper molars look like three-pointed...

distinguished from the posterior teeth, which are the premolars and molars. The distinction is one of anterior (front of the body) versus posterior (rear of the...

Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS), also referred to as posterior tibial nerve stimulation, is the least invasive form of neuromodulation used...

thorax. It is a continuation of the aortic arch. It is located within the posterior mediastinal cavity, but frequently bulges into the left pleural cavity...

The stylomandibular ligament is the thickened posterior portion of the investing cervical fascia around the neck. It extends from near the apex of the...

{\displaystyle a_{1}={\frac {P(x')}{P(x_{t})}}} is the probability (e.g., Bayesian posterior) ratio between the proposed sample x ′ {\displaystyle x'} and the previous...

vessels in the brain that connects branches of the middle, anterior and posterior cerebral arteries (MCA, ACA, and PCA), with variation in its precise anatomy...

association and by the positioning of the dislocated femoral head. A posteriorly positioned head is the most common dislocation type. Hip dislocations...

anteriorly,[better source needed] and blend with the supraspinous ligament posteriorly at the apexes of the spinal processes. The function of the interspinous...

A posterior or subscapular group of six or seven glands is placed along the lower margin of the posterior wall of the axilla in the course of the subscapular...

and by the hyoglossus posteriorly. Beclard Triangle Lesser Triangle Pirogoff Triangle It is divided into an anterior and a posterior part by the stylomandibular...

mammals have no cloaca. In the embryo, the embryonic cloaca divides into a posterior region that becomes part of the anus, and an anterior region that develops...

The pharyngeal raphe is a raphe that serves as the posterior attachment for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (thyropharyngeal part of the inferior...

branch of the facial artery, a branch of the external carotid artery. a posterior ethmoidal artery, a branch of the ophthalmic artery, a branch of the internal...

Brodmann area 23 (BA23) is a region in the brain that lies inside the posterior cingulate cortex. It lies between Brodmann area 30 and Brodmann area 31...

shape for the anterior teeth and a blunted shape buccolingually for the posterior teeth. The shape of the papilla varies depending on where it is in the...

digastric muscle and the stylohyoid muscle, the occipital artery and the posterior auricular artery. Higher up, it is separated from the external carotid...

of the ischium (the lower and back part of the hip bone) and from the posterior part of the tendinous arch of the obturator fascia, and is attached to...

Tom, Dick, And Very Naughty Harry Tibialis posterior Flexor Digitorum longus Posterior tibial Artery Posterior tibial Vein Tibial Nerve Flexor Hallucis...

arytenoid cartilages and serve to prolong them posteriorly and medially. They are situated in the posterior parts of the aryepiglottic folds of mucous membrane...

from middle segment to origination point of the posterior interventricular artery, where the posterior interventricular sulcus meets the atrioventricular...

thoracolumbar region that arise from segmental arteries of this region (posterior intercostal arteries or lumbar arteries) and pass through intervertebral...

radiological finding observed on plain radiographs in the context of posterior shoulder dislocation. It refers to the abnormal, rounded appearance of...

II into: Grade IIa: Partial view of the glottis. Grade IIb: Only the posterior extremity of the glottis or only the arytenoid cartilages are visible...

of Prussak's space is only possible posteriorly above the posterior malleus fold. It communicates with the posterior pouch of von Troltsch. It is named...

variably prominent ridge also representing the posterior boundary of the sphenoidal jugum), and posteriorly by the tuberculum sellae. The opening of each...

osteofibrous tunnel. Direct injury to the cluneal nerves can happen during posterior iliac crest harvest to obtain bone mineral for other surgeries, such as...

advocate they be named as a left, right and posterior cusp. Anatomists have traditionally named them the left posterior (origin of left coronary), anterior (origin...

overhanging anterior and posterior lips. This fissure is a hilum that transmits the vessels, nerves, and ureter. From anterior to posterior, the renal vein exits...

arcuate foramen, also known as ponticulus posticus (Latin for "little posterior bridge") or Kimmerle's anomaly, refers to a bony bridge on the atlas (C1...

A hamstring (/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/) is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles in human anatomy between the hip and the knee: from medial to lateral, the semimembranosus...

forward of the cuneus (which contains the visual cortex). It is above the posterior cingulate. Following Korbinian Brodmann it has traditionally been considered...

ligament, is a ligament of the sacroiliac joint that lies deep to the posterior ligament. It connects the tuberosities of the sacrum and the ilium of...

A mental spine is a small projection of bone on the posterior aspect of the mandible in the midline. There are usually four mental spines: two superior...

The gaster (from Ancient Greek γαστήρ 'belly, paunch') is the bulbous posterior portion of the metasoma found in hymenopterans of the suborder Apocrita...

anterior pituitary is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) makes up the pituitary gland (hypophysis)...

called crista aspera, rough crest) is a ridge of roughened surface on the posterior surface of the shaft of the femur. It is the site of attachments of muscles...

nucleus of vagus nerve (or posterior nucleus of vagus nerve or dorsal vagal nucleus or nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi or nucleus posterior nervi vagi) is a cranial...

an anterior and a posterior. The posterior portion, the iliac tuberosity, is elevated and rough, for the attachment of the posterior sacroiliac ligaments...

The posterior part of the medulla between the posterior median sulcus and the posterolateral sulcus contains tracts that enter it from the posterior funiculus...

temporalis muscle. The deep temporal arteries consist of an anterior and a posterior artery. They are branches of the maxillary artery, a terminal branch of...

estimate of interest is the converse of the likelihood, the so-called posterior probability of the parameter given the observed data, which is calculated...

The precentral gyrus is a prominent gyrus on the surface of the posterior frontal lobe of the brain. It is the site of the primary motor cortex that in...

brachioradialis, and extensor carpi radialis longus, and are grouped as medial, posterior, and lateral. The medial muscular branches supply the medial head of the...

The anterior and posterior radicular arteries are 32 pairs of small/ variously sized arteries that enter an intervertebral foramen, bifurcating within...

occipital bone. Rectus capitis posterior minor (musculus rectus capitis dorsalis minor) goes from the middle of the posterior arch of the atlas to the occiput...

Muscles of the posterior forearm The extrinsic extensor muscles of the hand are located in the back of the forearm and have long tendons connecting them...

clitoral hood, frenulum clitoridis, and the clitoral glans. Posterior to it is the posterior commissure of the labia minora and the frenulum of labia minora...

brain vascularization in which a single arterial trunk arises from the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) to supply both sides of the thalamus and midbrain...

shallow. Just before the posterior root of p2, the symphysis terminates. The masseteric fossa is rather deep. The posterior smaller mental foramen is...

other being the posterior humeral circumflex artery. The anterior humeral circumflex artery is considerably smaller than the posterior and arises nearly...

the posterior boundary is formed by a square-shaped plate of bone, the dorsum sellae, ending at its superior angles in two tubercles, the posterior clinoid...

the pelvic floor located posterior to levator ani and anterior to the sacrospinous ligament. The coccygeus muscle is posterior to levator ani and anterior...

The costocervical trunk arises from the superior and posterior part of the second part of subclavian artery, behind the scalenus anterior on the right...

lumbar veins are four pairs of veins running along the inside of the posterior abdominal wall, and drain venous blood from parts of the abdominal wall...

of exercising the triceps surae (gastrocnemius and soleus), tibialis posterior, and peroneal muscles of the lower leg. The movement performed is plantar...

is particularly useful in Bayesian model selection problems where the posterior distributions of the models have been obtained by Markov chain Monte Carlo...

Béclard's triangle is an area whose boundaries are the posterior border of the hyoglossus, the posterior belly of the digastric muscle and the greater horn...

butchery, the sirloin steak is a cut of beef from the sirloin, the subprimal posterior to the short loin where the T-bone, porterhouse, and strip steaks are...

The pygidium (pl.: pygidia) is the posterior body part or shield of crustaceans and some other arthropods, such as insects and the extinct trilobites...

gait) is a form of gait abnormality. It indicates involvement of posterior column. Posterior column carries proprioception which is essential for coordination...

extracapsular ligament of the knee. It is formed as a thickening of the posterior fibres of the joint capsule of the knee. It reinforces the knee joint...

capitis posterior major, obliquus capitis superior, and obliquus capitis inferior. The suboccipital nerve also innervates rectus capitis posterior minor...

vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)[needs update] of the posterior or anterior canals of the ear. The maneuver works by allowing free-floating...

nerve is a small branch of the maxillary nerve (CN V2), arising at the posterior part of the pterygopalatine ganglion. It passes through the palatovaginal...

and two posterior) like most fish. However, its posterior nares are very close to the lip, meaning a ventral 'displacement' of the posterior nostril can...

system, the right ear is connected to Wernicke's area, located within the posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus in the left cerebral hemisphere...

ligaments of the knee are the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). These ligaments are two strong, rounded bands...

muscle, joining the muscle to the pelvis. It forms the medial part of the posterior wall of the inguinal canal. The conjoint tendon is formed from the lower...

strand situated in relation to the tip of the posterior column close to the entrance of the posterior nerve roots. It is present throughout the spinal...

the thinning posterior pole with a supportive material to withstand intraocular pressure and prevent further progression of the posterior staphyloma. The...

through the obturator canal, it divides into an anterior branch and a posterior branch. In the pelvic cavity this vessel is in relation, laterally, with...

The myelencephalon or afterbrain is the most posterior region of the embryonic hindbrain, from which the medulla oblongata develops. Myelencephalon is...

the greater sciatic notch, the gluteal surface of the ilium (near the posterior inferior iliac spine), the sacroiliac joint capsule, and (sometimes) the...

is an inference algorithm for hidden Markov models which computes the posterior marginals of all hidden state variables given a sequence of observations/emissions...

of the penis in males. It is a terminal branch of the pudendal nerve. Posterior labial nerves Perineal nerve Dorsal nerve of penis Dorsal artery of clitoris...

length is measured from posterior border of mandibular condyle (Co) to ANS. The mandibular unit length is measured from posterior border of mandibular condyle...

memory modulated by the amygdala. Auditory Adjacent areas in the superior, posterior, and lateral parts of the temporal lobes are involved in high-level auditory...

somatosensory processing, movement and association, and is part of the posterior parietal cortex. Brodmann area 5 is a subdivision of the parietal cortex...

incomplete septum at the posterior part of the testis formed by the tunica albuginea of testis projecting into the testis at its posterior aspect where the testis...

the crest (crista terminalis) of the right atrium, also known as the posterior wall, the internal surface is smooth. This is called the sinus venarum...

The olecranon fossa is a deep triangular depression on the posterior side of the humerus, superior to the trochlea. It provides space for the olecranon...

The posterior cutaneous nerve of arm (internal cutaneous branch of musculospiral, posterior brachial cutaneous nerve) is a branch of the radial nerve...

Urethrocele (urethra into vagina) Cystourethrocele (both bladder and urethra) Posterior vaginal wall prolapse Enterocele (small intestine into vagina) Rectocele...

and synapse on third order neurons in the ventral posterior lateral nucleus or ventromedial posterior nucleus of the thalamus Third order neurons in the...

The posterior talocalcaneal ligament (posterior calcaneo-astragaloid ligament) connects the lateral tubercle of the talus with the upper and medial part...