Ansa (Latin for "

handle A handle is a part of, or attachment to, an object that allows it to be grasped and manipulated by hand. The design of each type of handle involves substantial ergonomic issues, even where these are dealt with intuitively or by following tr ...

") or ANSA may refer to:

Organizations

Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata The Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA; literally "National Associated Press Agency") is the leading news agency in Italy. ANSA is a not-for-profit cooperative, whose members and owners are 36 leading news organizations in Italy. Its missi ...

, Italian news agency ** Ansa Mediterranean or ANSAmed, section of the above *

Applied Neuroscience Society of Australasia The Applied Neuroscience Society of Australasia (ANSA) is a non-profit professional organization for applied neuroscience in Australia, with members in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. It is established in 2007, following an amalgamation of AAAP ...

* Association of Norwegian Students Abroad

Science and technology

Advanced Networked Systems Architecture Andrew James Herbert, OBE, FREng (born 1954) is a British computer scientist, formerly Chairman of Microsoft Research, for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Biography Herbert received a bachelor's of science degree in computational s ...

, a 1990s, pre-CORBA, distributed systems architecture * ''Ansa'' (moth), genus of moth * ANSA Pre-processor, commercial pre-processing software (Automatic Net-generation for Structural Analysis) * In archaeology, the engraved and ornamented handle of a

vase A vase ( or ) is an open container. It can be made from a number of materials, such as ceramics, glass, non- rusting metals, such as aluminium, brass, bronze, or stainless steel. Even wood has been used to make vases, either by using tree spec ...

* ''Ansae'', in astronomy, compact nebulosities such as can be found in protoplanetary nebulae * In astronomy, one of the apparent ends of the

rings of Saturn The rings of Saturn are the most extensive ring system of any planet in the Solar System. They consist of countless small particles, ranging in size from micrometers to meters, that orbit around Saturn. The ring particles are made almost e ...

Bridge (chemical) In chemistry, a bicyclic molecule () is a molecule that features two joined rings. Bicyclic structures occur widely, for example in many biologically important molecules like α-thujene and camphor. A bicyclic compound can be carbocyclic (all ...

between two functional groups/ligands ** ''Ansa''-metallocene

Anatomy

Ansa cervicalis The ansa cervicalis (or ansa hypoglossi in older literature) is a loop of nerves that are part of the cervical plexus. It lies superficial to the internal jugular vein in the carotid triangle. Its name means "handle of the neck" in Latin. Branc ...

, a loop of nerves that are part of the cervical plexus *

Ansa lenticularis The ansa lenticularis (''ansa lentiformis'' in older texts) is a part of the brain, making up the superior layer of the substantia innominata. Its fibers, derived from the medullary lamina of the lentiform nucleus, pass medially to end in the thal ...

, a part of the brain, making up the superior layer of the substantia innominata of Meynert *

Loop of Henle In the kidney, the loop of Henle () (or Henle's loop, Henle loop, nephron loop or its Latin counterpart ''ansa nephroni'') is the portion of a nephron that leads from the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule. Named after i ...

(''ansa nephroni''), a portion of a nephron in the kidney * Ansa of the

tympanal organ A tympanal organ (or tympanic organ) is a hearing organ in insects, consisting of a membrane ( tympanum) stretched across a frame backed by an air sac and associated sensory neurons. Sounds vibrate the membrane, and the vibrations are sensed by ...

People

Ansa, Queen of the Lombards Ansa or Ansia (died after 774) was a Queen of the Lombards by marriage to Desiderius (756–774), King of the Lombards. Life She belonged to an aristocratic family of Brescia. The Latin name does not imply a Romano-Italic origin, as Romans an ...

(fl. 753–774), wife of Desiderius, king of the Lombards * Ansa Ikonen (1913–1989), Finnish actress * Tina McElroy Ansa (born 1949), African American novelist, filmmaker, teacher, and journalist

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Ansa (Hinduism) Amsha or Ansha is a deity in Hinduism and one of the Ādityas, - a group of celestial deities that populate the sky with their parents Kashyapa and Aditi. Amsha is a solar deity. The Adityás The oldest legends specify seven or eight of thes ...

or , a solar deity and one of the Adityas * ANSA, equivalent of NASA in the 1968 film ''

Planet of the Apes ''Planet of the Apes'' is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on Frenc ...

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non-state actor A non-state actor (NSA) are organizations and/or individuals that are not affiliated with, directed by, or funded by any government. The interests, structure, and influence of NSAs vary widely. For example, among NSAs are non-profit organizations ...

s, a term used in political science *

National Security Advisor (United States) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA), commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor (NSA),The National Security Advisor and Staff: p. 1. is a senior aide in the Executive Office of the President, based at t ...

, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

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