It refers to the back
Anatomical terminology is terminology which describes parts of the body. The majority of Anatomical terminology is overwhelmingly derived from Latin, followed by Greek.
Posterior and Dorsal
Sagittal means in the direction from dorsal to ventral (from back to front).
anterior
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.
Acronym
In medical and anatomical terms, "leg" refers to the portion of the lower limb between the knee and ankle.
The dorsum is medical terminology for the back. Hence, the dorsal position is lying on your back.
dorsal and ventral,posterior and anterior
Left lateral quadricep.
Dorsal means being at the back.
Dorsal means being at the back.