BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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on the backside of the body/dorsal
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on the frontside of the body/ventral
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to the midline of the body
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toward the fingers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Anterior or ventral-front (example, the kneecap is located on the anterior side of the leg). Posterior or dorsal-back (example, the shoulder blades are located on the posterior side of the body). Medial-toward the midline of the body (example, the middle toe is located at the medial side of the foot).
Detailed explanation-2: -Anterior (or ventral) Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body. The toes are anterior to the foot. Posterior (or dorsal) Describes the back or direction toward the back of the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Anterior means “in front of” or “the front surface of.” It usually refers to the front side of the body. For example, your knee caps are on the anterior part of your body.
Detailed explanation-4: -The dorsal (from Latin dorsum ‘back’) surface of an organism refers to the back, or upper side, of an organism. If talking about the skull, the dorsal side is the top. The ventral (from Latin venter ‘belly’) surface refers to the front, or lower side, of an organism.
Detailed explanation-5: -The prefix ‘ante’ in anterior means ‘before, ’ like when you ‘ante’ up prior to the start of a poker game or when someone is ‘before’ you in a lunch line, meaning they’re actually in ‘front’ of you. Posterior means towards the back of the body.