It means towards the head or anterior of the body.
Anterior=FrontPosterior=Backanterior or ventralAnteriorventralAnterior and VentralVentral and anterior mean going towards the front.AnteriorAnterior or ventralanterioranteriorly
Horizontal aka travsverse or axial
what the term exercise mean
Repetitive
it means two joints which work together
Superior or cephalad is the medical term meaning upward.
Toward the head or anterior section.
the neck is cephalad to the shoulder
The suffix in "cephalad" is "-ad", which means towards or in the direction of.
CAUDAL
the neck is cephalad to the shoulder
Anterior=FrontPosterior=Backanterior or ventralAnteriorventralAnterior and VentralVentral and anterior mean going towards the front.AnteriorAnterior or ventralanterioranteriorly
The opposite of caudal (toward the tail) is cephalad (toward the head).
The opposite of caudal (toward the tail) is cephalad (toward the head).
Horizontal aka travsverse or axial
ad is Latin for to, in the direction of .... As a suffix, it's rarely used. Olympiad is replaced in Modern English with Olympic, as in Highway, flights etc. cephalad, in Biology and Veterinary Medicine, meaning towards the head.
A sequestered disc cephalad refers to a herniated disc fragment that has broken off and moved upwards within the spinal canal. This can put pressure on nearby nerves or the spinal cord, causing symptoms such as pain, weakness, or numbness. Treatment may involve surgery to remove the sequestered fragment.