superiorly
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The nasal bone articulates superiorly with the frontal bone and laterally with the maxillary bones.
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The nuchal ligament is attached to the cervical spinous processes and superiorly to the base of the skull, out to the external occipital protuberance.
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Located superiorly on the pubic body is a small bump called the pubic tubercle.
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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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It is in relation superiorly with the tibialis anticus, and inferiorly with the common extensor of the toes; in the ox, it is in contact with this latter muscle throughout its whole length.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
