See Also: anterior part of anterior commissure of brain(medicine)
anterior part(medicine)
anterior part of pons(medicine)
anterior part of fornix of vagina(medicine)
postcommunical part of anterior cerebral artery(medicine)
distal part of anterior lobe of hypophysis(medicine)
anterior part of diaphragmatic surface of liver(medicine)
precommunical part of anterior cerebral artery(medicine)
anterior tibiotalar part of deltoid ligament(medicine)
anterior surface of petrous part of temporal bone(medicine)

anterior part (medicine)


anterior part


The portion of a structure that tlies most forward, or closest to the front surface relative to other parts; in human anatomy, the ventral portion of a structure.

See: anterior part of anterior commissure of brain, anterior part of diaphragmatic surface of liver, anterior part of fornix of vagina.

Synonym: pars anterior.