| posterior surface | The surface of a part of the body that faces toward the posterior part of the body. The NA recognises a posterior surface without qualification on the following structures: arm; arytenoid cartilage; cornea; eyelid; fibula; humerus; iris; kidney; leg; pancreas; prostate; radius; suprarenal gland; ulna. Synonym: facies posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior surface of arm | The back of arm. Synonym: facies brachialis posterior, regio brachialis posterior, posterior brachial region, posterior surface of arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of cornea | The posterior surface of the cornea. Synonym: facies posterior corneae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of elbow | The back of the elbow. Synonym: facies cubitalis posterior, regio cubitalis posterior, posterior cubital region, posterior surface of elbow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of eyelids | The internal surface of the eyelids, covered with conjunctiva. Synonym: facies posterior palpebrarum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of fibula | The posterior surface of the fibula. Synonym: facies posterior fibulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of iris | The posterior surface of the iris. Synonym: facies posterior iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of kidney | The posterior surface of the kidney. Synonym: facies posterior renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of leg | The back of the leg. Synonym: regio cruralis posterior, posterior crural region, posterior surface of leg. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of lens | The posterior surface of the lens of the eye. Synonym: facies posterior lentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of lower limb | The posterior surface of the inferior limb. Synonym: facies posterior membri inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of pancreas | The posterior surface of the pancreas. Synonym: facies posterior pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of petrous part of temporal bone | The surface of the petrous part of the temporal bone that contributes to the posterior cranial fossa. Synonym: facies posterior partis petrosae ossis temporalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of prostate | The posterior surface of the prostate. Synonym: facies posterior prostatae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of radius | The posterior surface of the radius. Synonym: facies posterior radii. (05 Mar 2000) |