anteriorly

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The genioglossus depresses the tongue and moves it anteriorly; the styloglossus lifts the tongue and retracts it; the palatoglossus elevates the back of the tongue; and the hyoglossus depresses and flattens it.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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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The right side of the heart is deflected anteriorly, and the left side is deflected posteriorly.

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The pronators are the pronator teres and the pronator quadratus, and the supinator is the only one that turns the forearm anteriorly.

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The nasals are only slightly pointed anteriorly, and posteriorly they bear short, blunt palatine processes and medial processes in contact with the lateral corners of the ethmoid.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.