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Posterior meaning
Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds. | Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth. | Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
Synonyms of Posterior
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Example sentences (20)
A similar cycle of activity occurs in the posterior midgut and posterior midgut lumen, whereas aminopeptidase in the posterior midgut epithelium decreases in activity during digestion.
All posterior midgut activity is restricted to the posterior midgut lumen.
Aminoptidase activity is also luminal in the posterior midgut, but cellular aminopeptidases are required for peptide processing in both anterior and posterior midguts.
Anterior pituitary lobe (adenohypophysis) Posterior pituitary lobe (neurohypophysis) Oxytocin and anti-diuretic hormone are not secreted in the posterior lobe, merely stored.
Based on the surface appearance, three lobes can be distinguished within the cerebellum: the anterior lobe (above the primary fissure ), the posterior lobe (below the primary fissure), and the flocculonodular lobe (below the posterior fissure).
Females are larger than males; approximately 35–50 mm long compared to 30–45 mm. citation The females have a bluntly round posterior end compared to their male counterparts with a coiled posterior end.
Platzer 2004, p 262 In the deep layer of posterior muscles tibialis posterior arises proximally on the back of the interosseous membrane and adjoining bones and divides into two parts in the sole of the foot to attach to the tarsus.
The length is approximately 7.5 cm (2.5 to 3 in) across the anterior wall (front), and 9 cm (3.5 in) long across the posterior wall (rear), making the posterior fornix deeper than the anterior.
The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve (S1-S3) contributes sensory branches to the skin on the posterior thigh.
There is a structure called the genital ligament which runs from the posterior end of the proboscis sheath to the posterior end of the body.
Trypsin is the major primary hydrolytic protease and is secreted into the posterior midgut lumen without activation in the posterior midgut epithelium.
An assessment of his injuries found he sustained loss of iris and lens and unrepairable retinal detachment in his right eye, while blood also filled both the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye.
Gov. Gruesome was born with a silver spoon in his posterior, dorsal, orifice who believes he is a kings patrician who can demand that you do everything he pronounces.
She started dripping bubbles all over my posterior.
Some annelid worms or segmented worms reproduce with a process called stolonisation, where the posterior part of their body with reproductive parts detach from the original body.
Tired of exposing your posterior to ice-cold toilet seats during winter months?
He was highly impactful off the bench in Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals against Dallas before suffering his second injury, which the team called “a torn retinaculum and dislocated posterior tibialis tendon” in his left leg.
Senga, who last month was diagnosed with a moderate strain of the right posterior capsule in the shoulder — he received a Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection — will need a full spring training buildup that will take him into May.
Smith says you can build up a pert posterior — but you’ll have to work your butt off (or, more accurately, on).
The Sensa HD concept uses 16 actuators spread throughout the chair cushions—10 for your lumbar and another six for your posterior.