| facies approximalis dentis | The surface of a tooth that faces an adjacent tooth in the dental arch; the contact surface that is closest to the anterior midline of the dental arch is the mesial surface of a tooth; that farthest is the distal surface. Synonym: facies approximalis dentis, facies contactus dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| facies auricularis ossis ilii | The irregular, L-shaped articular surface on the medial aspect of the ilium that articulates with the sacrum. Synonym: facies auricularis ossis ilii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies auricularis ossis sacri | The rough articular surface on the lateral aspect of the sacrum that articulates with the ilium on each side. Synonym: facies auricularis ossis sacri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies bovina | The cowlike face of ocular hypertelorism; typical of craniofacial dysostosis. Synonym: cow face. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies brachialis anterior | 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) |
| facies brachialis posterior | The back of arm. Synonym: facies brachialis posterior, regio brachialis posterior, posterior brachial region, posterior surface of arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies buccalis | The surface of a tooth that faces the buccal or labial mucosa of vestibule of the mouth; opposite to the lingual surface of tooth. Synonym: facies vestibularis dentis, facies facialis dentis, buccal surface, facial surface of tooth, facies buccalis, facies labialis, labial surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies cerebralis | The internal surface of certain cranial bones; they are the greater wing of the sphenoid and the squamous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: facies cerebralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies colica splenis | The surface of the spleen in contact with the colon. Synonym: facies colica splenis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies contactus dentis | The surface of a tooth that faces an adjacent tooth in the dental arch; the contact surface that is closest to the anterior midline of the dental arch is the mesial surface of a tooth; that farthest is the distal surface. Synonym: facies approximalis dentis, facies contactus dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies costalis | The surface of certain structures that face the ribs; they are the lungs and the scapula. Synonym: facies costalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies costalis pulmonis | The surface of each lung that lies in contact with the costal pleura. Synonym: facies costalis pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies costalis scapulae | The concave aspect of the body of the scapula that faces the thorax and that principally lodges the subscapularis muscle. Synonym: facies costalis scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies cruralis anterior | 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) |
| facies cruralis posterior | posterior region of leg |