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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 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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Is the clavicle anterior or posterior compared with the scapular?
The clavicle is anterior to the scapula.
What term is opposite of anterior?
the opposite of anterior is Posterior.
The great cardiac vein and anterior interventricular artery can be found along the anterior?
anterior interventricular sulcus
What is anterior wall?
Anterior Wall Ischemia: [blockage in the Left Anterior Descending Artery]
Do the cell of Euglena have an anterior or posterior flagellum?
The cell of Euglena has an anterior flagellum.
What is anterior to the heart?
The sternum is anterior to the heart.
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.
In the anatomical position the umbilicus and knees are on what body surface?
In the anatomical position, the umbilicus (belly button) is on the anterior body surface, while the knees are on the anterior body surface as well.
Which is a directional term that means front?
Anterior
What is the antagonist of plantarflexion?
Tibilias anterior.
