superiorly

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The talus articulates superiorly with the distal tibia, the medial malleolus of the tibia, and the lateral malleolus of the fibula to form the ankle joint.

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To increase its weight-bearing support for the bag, the shoulder lifts as the scapula superiorly rotates.

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Located superiorly on the pubic body is a small bump called the pubic tubercle.

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The splenius muscles originate at the midline and run laterally and superiorly to their insertions.

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The part of the external border which surmounts this external process is hollowed out into grooves, which receive the inferior ribs, and terminates superiorly in an osseous projection known as the costal prominence.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard