are anterior and posterior the same?
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Recall that the word anterior means that something is towards the front of the body, while the word posterior means that something is towards the back of the body. We also have the term superior, which means towards the head or above something and the word inferior, which means towards the feet or below something.
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November 15, 2017 /in Medical Malpractice - Birth Injury /by Jesse Reiter. The posterior position, also known as the occiput posterior (OP) position or the “sunny side up” position, occurs when the baby is in a head-first, forward facing position. Babies in the posterior position will be face up when they're delivered.
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Acute posterior STEMI causes ST depression in the anterior leads V1-3, along with dominant R waves (“Q-wave equivalent”) and upright T waves. There is ST elevation in the posterior leads V7-9.
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Anterior uveitis will typically go away within a few days with treatment. Uveitis that affects the back of the eye, or posterior uveitis, typically heals more slowly than uveitis that affects the front of the eye. Relapses are common.
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The action of the auricularis anterior is to draw the auricula forward and upward. The auricularis posterior serves to draw the auricula backward. The temporal branch of the facial nerve provides nerves to all three auricularis muscles.
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The swelling found in the posterior root is the posterior (dorsal) root ganglion, which contains the cell bodies of sensory neurons. The anterior (ventral) root contains axons of motor neurons that conduct nerve impulses from the CNS to other parts of the body such as the muscles.
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A PA radiograph is obtained with the x-ray traversing the patient from posterior to anterior and striking the film. Similarly an AP radiograph is positioned with the xray traversing the patient from anterior to posterior striking the film.
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In contrast to anterior fibers, the scapular spinal (posterior) fibers of deltoid act with the latissimus dorsi to produce extension of the arm during ambulation. In addition, these fibers will assist in external (or lateral) rotation of the humerus.
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The pelvic skeleton is formed posteriorly (in the area of the back), by the sacrum and the coccyx and laterally and anteriorly (forward and to the sides), by a pair of hip bones. Each hip bone consists of 3 sections, ilium, ischium, and pubis.
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Parts of the Tongue The anterior surface is the front two-thirds of your tongue while the posterior surface makes up one-third of your tongue and is located near the back of your throat. The anterior surface is the part of your tongue that can move, and the part that contains papillae, or taste buds.
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Simply put the anterior chain are the muscles at the front of the body and the posterior lie at the back. These 'chains' of muscles are concerned with the co-ordinated muscular contractions that enable movement. For example running forward involves the anterior quadriceps and hip flexors.
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function. …of two major trunks, the anterior and posterior venae cavae, that deliver oxygen-depleted blood to the right side of the heart. The anterior vena cava, also known as the precava, drains the head end of the body, while the posterior vena cava, or postcava, drains the tail, or rear, end.…
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A primary spine stabilizer about one-inch wide, the ALL runs the entire length of the spine from the base of the skull,via the cervical spine, thoracic spine and lumbar spine to the sacrum. It connects the front (anterior) of the vertebral body to the front of the annulus fibrosis.
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Each of the three segments of the spine has a curve. The cervical spine and the lumbar curve both are convex anteriorly, while the thoracic spine curves the opposite way, convex posteriorly.
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The dorsal root is posterior to the ventral (front) root. The dorsal rami innervate the deep muscles of the back for motor control, such as the erector spinae and also a horizontal strip of skin for sensory input.
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Anterior shin splints are usually felt on the front of the tibia, especially when using the anterior tibialis muscle to bend your foot upward. Posterior shin splints produce symptoms along the inside edge of the lower leg. Small bumps may also be felt along the edge of the tibia in this area.
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A significant difference between leeches and other annelids is the development of suckers at the anterior and posterior ends and a lack of chaetae. Additionally, the segmentation of the body wall may not correspond to the internal segmentation of the coelomic cavity.