| os tibiale posterius | Os tibiale posticum, a sesamoid bone in the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle, occasionally fused with the tuberosity of the navicular. Synonym: tibiale posticum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| trigonum cervicale posterius | The region of the neck bounded by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the trapezius muscle, and the upper border of the clavicle, including the omoclavicular triangle. Synonym: lateral region of neck, regio cervicalis lateralis, trigonum cervicale posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum posterius atlantis | A protuberance of the posterior extremity of the arch of the atlas, a rudiment of the spinous process giving attachment to the musculus rectus capitis posterior minor muscle. Synonym: tuberculum posterius atlantis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum posterius vertebrarum cervicalium | A posterior projection from the transverse processes. Synonym: tuberculum posterius vertebrarum cervicalium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labium posterius ostii uteri | The portion of the uterine cervix that bounds the ostium posteriorly. It is slightly longer than labium anterius, intervening between the cervical canal and the posterior fornix of the vagina. Synonym: labium posterius ostii uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum capitis fibulae posterius | A ligament uniting the posterior part of the head of the fibula to the tibia. Synonym: ligamentum capitis fibulae posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum costotransversarium posterius | <anatomy> The short quadrangular ligament, actually a thickening of the posterior aspect of the costotransverse joint, extending from the tip of the transverse process to the posterior surface of the neck of the rib. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium laterale, ligamentum costotransversarium posterius, ligamentum tuberculi costae, posterior costotransverse ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cricoarytenoideum posterius | <anatomy> The ligament that passes downward from the posterior border of the arytenoid cartilage to the lamina of the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: ligamentum cricoarytenoideum posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum cruciatum posterius | <anatomy> A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the anterolateral surface of the medial condyle of the femur, passes posteriorly and inferiorly between the condyles, and attaches to the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ligamentum incudis posterius | Ligamentous band extending from short crus of fincus. Synonym: ligamentum incudis posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum longitudinale posterius | <anatomy> The fibrous band interconnecting the posterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies; it narrows to pass between the pedicles and spreads out to blend with the posterior annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral discs; forms the anterior wall of the vertebral canal. Synonym: ligamentum longitudinale posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius | <anatomy> The band that passes posterior to the posterior cruciate ligament extending between the medial condyle of the femur and the posterior crus of the lateral meniscus. Synonym: ligamentum meniscofemorale posterius, ligamentum cruciatum tertium genus, ligamentum menisci lateralis, Wrisberg's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum sacrococcygeum posterius profundum | <anatomy> The continuation of the posterior longitudinal ligament uniting the sacrum and coccyx. Synonym: ligamentum sacrococcygeum posterius profundum, deep posterior sacrococcygeal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum sacrococcygeum posterius superficiale | <anatomy> The continuation of the supraspinal ligament from the sacrum to the coccyx. Synonym: ligamentum sacrococcygeum posterius superficiale, superficial posterior sacrococcygeal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum sacroiliacum posterius | The heavy fibrous bands that pass from the ilium to the sacrum posterior to the sacroiliac joint. Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca posteriora, dorsal sacroiliac ligaments, ligamentum sacroiliacum posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |