anteriorly

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Each parietal bone is also bounded anteriorly by the frontal bone, inferiorly by the temporal bone, and posteriorly by the occipital bone.

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Thus, the thumb can move within the same plane as the palm of the hand, or it can jut out anteriorly, perpendicular to the palm.

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It extends from the frontal bone anteriorly to the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone posteriorly.

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The cruciate ligaments are named for whether they are attached anteriorly or posteriorly to this tibial region.

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The skeleton of the forearm in quadrupeds is vertical in direction; consequently, it forms with the arm an angle open anteriorly; this is well seen on examining the lateral surface.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard