| HRL | head rotation to the left |
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| HRR | head rotation to the right; heart rate range |
| HS | Haber syndrome; half strength; hamstring; hand surgery; Hartmann solution; head sling; healthy subje... |
| HTS | head traumatic syndrome; HeLa tumor suppression; human thyroid-stimulating hormone, human thyroid st... |
| IHT | insulin hypoglycemia test; intravenous histamine test; ipsilateral head turning |
| frontal region of head | The surface region of the head corresponding to the outlines of the frontal bone. Synonym: regio frontalis capitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ligament of head of femur | A flattened ligament that passes from the fovea in the head of the femur to the borders of the acetabular notch (transverse acetabular ligament); developmentally, an artery passes to the head of the femur with the ligament which may or may not persist into adulthood; the ligament does not contribute to the integrity of the joint or control movements there. Synonym: ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres femoris, round ligament of femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| little head of humerus | The small rounded eminence on the lateral half of the distal end of the humerus for articulation with the radius. Synonym: capitulum humeri, capitellum, little head of humerus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long head | The head that has the more proximal origin. Nomina Anatomica lists long heads (caput longum...) of the following: 1) biceps brachii muscle (... Musculi bicipitis brachii ); 2) biceps femoris muscle (... Musculi bicipitis femoris ); 3) triceps brachii muscle (... Musculi tricipitis brachii ). Synonym: caput longum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| long head of triceps | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, infraglenoid tuberosity of scapula; insertion, posterior and upper olecranon and fascia of the forearm; action, extends and adducts arm. (06 Mar 2000) |
| long muscle of head | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, anterior tubercles of transverse processes of third to sixth cervical vertebrae; insertion, basilar process of occipital bone; action, twists or flexes neck anteriorly; nerve supply, cervical plexus. Synonym: musculus longus capitis, long muscle of head, musculus rectus capitis anticus major. (05 Mar 2000) |