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ventral is from the base view. so imagine a dog standing up. Dorsal would be looking down onto its back and ventral would be lokking up towards its tummy from the ground.
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∙ 9y agoYes, ventral does refer to the front or belly side of the body or organ. Dorsal refers to the back. It is the opposite of ventral.
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What is the function of the ventral nerve cord in an earthworm?
The ventral nerve cord makes up nearly all of the nervous system in the earthworm. It goes from the anterior (front) end to the posterior (back) end. It's function is simple; it's the nerves in the worm! If dissected, the nerve cord looks like a thin white line on the ventral (belly) side on the inside of the skin.
What is the ventral side of the earthworm?
the bottom side the bottom side the bottom side
How can you tell which side of the heart is the ventral surface on a sheeps heart?
The left side of the heart is the ventral surface on a sheep's heart. Look for the ventral grooves to identify it.
Does ventral mean in front?
Not really - "cranial" or "rostral" would be more "in front". Ventral is a directional term used in non-human animals. It means "towards the ground" or "towards the belly or abdominal surface". The opposite directional term is dorsal, which means "towards the backbone".
How can you tell the difference between the dorsal and ventral sides of a squid?
the dorsal is along the back and is darker from the main blood stream, where as the ventral is along the front and is very light from the less blood in the certain vessel....so yeah
What is the anterior side of the body?
The anterior side of the body is the front, or the ventral.
What is ventral-lateral?
Ventral-lateral is a medical term refering to the front (ventral) and side (lateral ) of a body structure. A broken bone in the arm can be described as showing a ventral-lateral angulation, meaning it is sticking to the front and the side.
What is ventral position?
The ventral side of a person (or animal's) body is where the front of their chest is, so a ventral position is lying with your chest up. The back of a person is their 'dorsal' side.
From which view dorsal or ventral can you see the location of the appendages on the segments more clearly?
from the dorsal side
What does ventral to the spinal cord means?
Ventral means front, therefore "ventral to the spinal cord" would mean "in front of the spinal cord"
What is ventral orientation position?
The ventral side of a person (or animal's) body is where the front of their chest is, so a ventral position is lying with your chest up. The back of a person is their 'dorsal' side.
What does Ventral mean in medical terminology?
In medical terminology, ventral refers to the front side of the body or an organ. It is the opposite of dorsal, which refers to the back side.
What is the opposite of dorsal?
The dorsal side of an organism is it's back and can also be called the posterior. The anterior or ventral side is the front. For example on a human the back would be the dorsal side and the chest would be the ventral side.
What terms would be utilized to label the front of the body?
For animals in general : the anterior (as opposed to posterior) For mammals : the forequarters (as opposed to the hindquarters) For insects : head and thorax (as opposed to the abdomen)
The term ventral refers to which part of the body?
most simply dorsal = back side and ventral = or front side. This may vary depending on the morphology of the specific species you're looking at (i.e. back and front could mean top and bottom). An easy way to determine the dorsal side is asking yourself what side is closest to the spine, or the notochord etc. if not a vertebrate. In contrast, coming from the Latin word "venter" meaning belly; the ventral side contains the abdomen or digestive tract.
Where is the Ventral nerve?
The 'dorsal-fin' extends upward from the back of organisms; so anything Ventral must reside near to an organism's front-side.
What is different about the ventral side of an earthworm?
The dorsal side of an earthworm is darker than the ventral side because of the dorsal blood vessal that runs along the top of the digestive track and just under the skin. There is a ventral blood vessal, but it doesn't lie against the skin, but instead in between the ventral nerve cord and the digestive track.
