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Anterior means "in front of" or "the front surface of." The term usually refers to the front side of the body. For example, your knees and your face are on the anterior surfaces of your body.
Alternative NamesVentral
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoAnterior means "in front of" or "the front surface of." The term usually refers to the front side of the body. For example, your knee caps and your face are on the anterior surfaces of your body.
Alternative NamesVentral
Reviewed ByReview Date: 11/14/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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What term is opposite of anterior?
the opposite of anterior is Posterior.
Is the clavicle anterior or posterior compared with the scapular?
100 percent anterior
The great cardiac vein and anterior interventricular artery can be found along the anterior?
anterior interventricular sulcus
In the anatomical position the umbilicus and knees are on what body surface?
anterior
What is anterior wall?
Anterior Wall Ischemia: [blockage in the Left Anterior Descending Artery]
What is anterior spondylosis?
Degeneration of the anterior spine.
What is anterior to the heart?
The sternum is anterior to the heart.
Where Is anterior?
the anterior means the front part
Is the lens posterior or anterior to the iris?
Anterior
Where is the anterior of a dog?
Anterior is the front. The head, front shoulders, and chest would all be anterior.
What is an anterior pituitary?
An anterior pituitary is a an alternative name for an adenohypophysis, the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
The frontal bone is to the occipital bone?
The frontal bone is anterior to the occipital bone.
