superiorly
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During extension of the knee, the quadriceps femoris muscle pulls the patella both superiorly and laterally, with the lateral pull greater in women due to their large Q-angle.
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This in turn holds the shoulder joint superiorly and laterally from the body trunk, allowing for maximal freedom of motion for the upper limb.
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The splenius muscles originate at the midline and run laterally and superiorly to their insertions.
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It articulates superiorly with the hip bone at the hip joint, and inferiorly with the tibia at the knee joint.
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Then the phone clicked most savagely and ominously and superiorly at the other end.
From Twelve Men by Theodore Dreiser
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