ansa

[an´sah] (pl. an´sae) (L.) a looplike structure.ansa cervica´lis a nerve loop in the neck attached in front and above to the hypoglossal nerve and behind to the upper cervical spinal nerves. Its hypoglossal attachment is misleading since this part of the loop ultimately rejoins the upper spinal nerves. Called also ansa hypoglossi.ansa of Henle Henle's loop.ansa hypoglos´si ansa cervicalis.ansa lenticula´ris a small nerve fiber tract arising in the globus pallidus and joining the anterior part of the ventral thalamic nucleus.ansa nephro´ni Henle's loop.an´sae nervo´rum spina´lium loops of spinal nerves joining the anterior spinal nerves.ansa peduncula´ris peduncular loop: a complex grouping of nerve fibers connecting the amygdaloid nucleus, piriform area, and anterior hypothalamus, and various thalamic nuclei.

an·sa

, gen. and pl.

an·sae

(an'să, -sē), [TA] Any anatomic structure in the form of a loop or arc.
See also: loop. [L. loop, handle]

an·sa

, pl. ansae (an'să, -sē) [TA] Any anatomic structure in the form of a loop or an arc.
See also: loop[L. loop, handle]

ansa

An anatomical structure, especially neurological, in the form of a loop or arc. From the Latin ansa , the handle of a jug.

ANSA

Acronym	Definition
ANSA➣Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (Italian news agency)
ANSA➣Association of Norwegian Students Abroad
ANSA➣Artists for a New South Africa
ANSA➣Australian National Sportfishing Association
ANSA➣Association of Nutrition Services Agencies
ANSA➣Association of Nurses in Substance Abuse (UK)
ANSA➣Advanced Networked Systems Architecture
ANSA➣Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
ANSA➣AIDS Nutrition Services Alliance
ANSA➣Autonomic Network & Security Administration
ANSA➣Adaptive Network Security Alliance
ANSA➣Australian Network of Student Anthropologists
ANSA➣Annapolis Naval Sailing Association
ANSA➣Alliance of Norwegian Students Abroad
ANSA➣Alternate Network Service Agreement
ANSA➣ASP.NET Security Analyzer (Microsoft)
ANSA➣Arkansas Nursing Students' Association
ANSA➣Applied Networking and Systems Administration (degree at RIT)
ANSA➣Anglo Nubian Society of Australia
ANSA➣Australian National Saddlehorse Association Inc. (Australia)
ANSA➣Abbey National Staff Association (UK)
ANSA➣Automatic New Structure Alert
ANSA➣Anthyodhaya Sangh
ANSA➣Adaptive Null Steering Arrays
ANSA➣5-amino-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid (CAS NO: CAS 119-79-9; aka 1,6-Cleve's acid)
ANSA➣Augustana Nursing Student Association (Sioux Falls, SD)
ANSA➣Arlington Nursing Student Association
ANSA➣Acção Nacional Socialista Académica