| posterior cervical intertransversarii muscles | Origin, lateral part: posterior tubercle of cervical transverse process; medial part: transverse process; insertion, corresponding parts of next superior transverse process; action, abducts cervical vertebrae; nerve supply, lateral part: ventral primary rami of cervical spinal nerves; medial part: dorsal primary rami of cervical spinal nerves. Synonym: musculi intertransversarii posteriores cervicis, posterior cervical intertransverse muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior cervical intertransverse muscles | Origin, lateral part: posterior tubercle of cervical transverse process; medial part: transverse process; insertion, corresponding parts of next superior transverse process; action, abducts cervical vertebrae; nerve supply, lateral part: ventral primary rami of cervical spinal nerves; medial part: dorsal primary rami of cervical spinal nerves. Synonym: musculi intertransversarii posteriores cervicis, posterior cervical intertransverse muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior tubercle of cervical vertebrae | A posterior projection from the transverse processes. Synonym: tuberculum posterius vertebrarum cervicalium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral part of posterior cervical intertransversarii muscles | lateral part of posterior cervical intertransversarii muscles |
| anal region | The posterior portion of the perineal region through which the anal canal opens; bounded by a line through both isehial tuberosities, the sacrotuberous ligaments and the coccyx. Synonym: regio analis, anal region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ankle region | The region of the lower limb between the leg (crus) and the foot (pes). Synonym: regio talocruralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior antebrachial region | The area between the radial and ulnar borders of the forearm anteriorly. Synonym: facies antebrachialis anterior, regio antebrachialis anterior, anterior antebrachial region, anterior surface of forearm, facies anterior antebrachii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior brachial region | The anterior region of the arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior carpal region | The anterior part of the wrist. Synonym: regio carpalis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior crural region | The anterior surface of the inferior limb between the knee and the ankle. Synonym: facies cruralis anterior, regio cruralis anterior, anterior crural region, anterior surface of leg, facies anterior cruris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior cubital region | The area in front of the elbow, including the cubital fossa. Synonym: facies cubitalis anterior, regio cubitalis anterior, anterior cubital region, anterior surface of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior hypothalamic region | The rostral portion of the hypothalamus that includes preoptic, supraoptic, paraventricular and anterior hypothalamic nuclei; the hypothalamic structures located internally in the general area of the optic chiasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior knee region | The anterior region of the knee. Synonym: regio genus anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior region of arm | Area between deltoid region superiorly and anterior region of elbow inferiorly. Synonym: facies brachialis anterior, regio brachialis anterior, anterior surface of arm, facies anterior brachii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior region of elbow | The area in front of the elbow, including the cubital fossa. Synonym: facies cubitalis anterior, regio cubitalis anterior, anterior cubital region, anterior surface of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |