inferior Situated below. An anatomical term referring to relationships in the upright body. The heart is inferior to the head, but no value judgement is implied. From the Latin inferus, below. Collins …

inferior Situated below. An anatomical term referring to relationships in the upright body. The heart is inferior to the head, but no value judgement is implied. From the Latin inferus, below. Collins …

inferior Situated below. An anatomical term referring to relationships in the upright body. The heart is inferior to the head, but no value judgement is implied. From the Latin inferus, below. Collins …

caudal Pertaining to the tail end of the body. Denoting a tailward direction in anatomy. Although not externally visible, the human tail still exists, in a vestigial form, as the COCCYX.

meatus na´si (meatus of nose) one of the three portions of the nasal cavity on either side of the septum: inferior (meatus nasi inferior), middle (meatus nasi medius), and superior (meatus …

The inferior vena cava receives blood from parts of the body below the diaphragm; the superior vena cava drains blood from all parts of the body above the diaphragm.

in·fe·ri·or angle of scap·u·la (in-fēr'ē-ŏr ang'gĕl skap'yū-lă) [TA] Angle at the junction of the medial and lateral borders of the scapula Synonym (s): angulus inferior scapulae [TA] .

Origin, orbital plate of maxilla lateral to the lacrimal groove; insertion, sclera between the superior and lateral recti; action, primary, extorsion; secondary, elevation and abduction; nerve supply, …

the lowermost portion of a structure relative to the other parts; portion closest to the soles of the feet. see inferior part of: duodenum, lingular branch of left pulmonary vein, and vestibular …

Inferior extension from body of pubic bone that meets with the ramus of the ischium to form the ischiopubic ramus.