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Each side of the nasal cavity is triangular in shape, with a broad inferior space that narrows 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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The splenius muscles originate at the midline and run laterally and superiorly to their insertions.

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Projecting superiorly and anteriorly from the ischial tuberosity is a narrow segment of bone called the ischial ramus.

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She was the most extensively accomplished female that I ever remember to have met with; her mental powers were no less capable of cultivation than superiorly cultivated. 

From A Walk from London to Fulham by Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William)