Ansa (Latin for "

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

") 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 and one of the top ranking in the world. ANSA is a not-for-profit cooperative, whose members and owners are 36 leadin ...

, Italian news agency ** Ansa Mediterranean or ANSAmed, section of the above * Applied Neuroscience Society of Australasia *

Association of Norwegian Students Abroad The Association of Norwegian Students Abroad (ANSA, in Norwegian: ''Samskipnaden for norske studenter i utlandet'') is a non-profit and membership based organisation aiming to voice the educational, cultural, political and economic interests of ...

Science and technology

Anatomy

Ansa cervicalis The ansa cervicalis (or ansa hypoglossi in older literature) is a loop formed by muscular branches of the cervical plexus formed by branches of cervical spinal nerves C1-C3. The ansa cervicalis has two roots - a superior root (formed by branch o ...

, 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 it ...

(''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 tympanal membrane ( tympanum) stretched across a frame backed by an air sac and associated sensory neurons. Sounds vibrate the membrane, and the vibrations are s ...

Astronomy

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

rings of Saturn Saturn has the most extensive and complex ring system of any planet in the Solar System. The rings consist of particles in orbit around the planet made almost entirely of water ice, with a trace component of Rock (geology), rocky material. Parti ...

Computing

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 ...

, a 1990s, pre-CORBA, distributed systems architecture *

ANSA Pre-processor ANSA is a computer-aided engineering tool for finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics analysis widely used in the automotive industry. It is developed by BETA CAE Systems. The software is distributed world wide by a number of B ...

, commercial pre-processing software (Automatic Net-generation for Structural Analysis)

Other uses in science and technology

* ''Ansa'' (moth), a genus of moth * 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 specie ...

* Bridge (chemical) between two functional groups/ligands ** ''Ansa''-metallocene

People

Ansa, Queen of the Lombards Ansa (died after 774) was a noblewoman who became the Queen of the Lombards in 756 and reigned until their fall to the Franks in 774 AD. She, like other Medieval Queens at the time, played a significant role in the stability and preservation of th ...

( 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

Other uses

Ansa (Hinduism) Amsha () is a solar deity in Hinduism. He is a member of the adityas, a group of celestial deities who are the children of Kashyapa and Aditi. He is first mentioned in the Rigveda. Other uses In Vaishnavism, amsha refers to a being who is reg ...

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 a science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic world in which humans and intelligent apes c ...

'' * Armed

non-state actor A non-state actor (NSA) is an individual or organization that has significant political influence but is not allied to any particular country or state. The interests, structure, and influence of NSAs vary widely. For example, among NSAs are non-pr ...

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