Dorsal

DORSAL, dorsalis (from Latin dorsum - back), dorsal, dorsal - anatomical term applied to animals with bilateral body symmetry, as well as to organs, and defining the position of any part or the direction in which it is located relative to another part (the correlative term is ventral, see). The dorsal side of the body - the back side; the dorsal surface of the hand, foot, penis - the dorsal surface; pars dorsalis pontis - the dorsal part of the pons Varolii; nucleus dorsalis n. vagi - the dorsal nucleus of the vagus nerve; fascia dorsalis pedis - the dorsal fascia of the foot; art. dors, nasi, pedis, penis; v. dorsalis linguae; n. dorsalis scapulae. Dorso-ventral - extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: dorso-ventral flattening of the body, dorso-cranial, dorso-caudal - located in the direction toward the back and head (or tail); dorso-medial, dorso-lateral - located toward the middle or lateral part of the back.