The posterior end of a worm is the lighter colored end of the organism... and the anterior end of the worm is darker.
It's relative to the subject. Anterior refers to the "beginning" while posterior refers to an "end"
Anterior is the front end. Posterior is the back-end. Thus the "anterior end of a ruminant" means the part before the stomach, being the mouth and esophagus.
it is toward the anterior end of a worm
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Anterior refers to the head end of a bilaterally symmetrical animal. The word posterior refers to the rear end or tail end.
The posterior end of each scale covers the anterior end of the next scale.
Bilateral symmetry includes both an anterior (front) end and a posterior (back) end, where the body can be divided into two symmetrical halves along a central axis. This type of symmetry is commonly seen in animals that have a distinct head and tail region.
The posterior opening of the digestive tract in a fetal pig is called the anus. It is the terminal end of the gastrointestinal system where waste material is expelled from the body. The anus is located at the posterior end of the pig, opposite to the mouth which is at the anterior end.
The most obvious end-points are the "nose" and "tail" and anterior refers to the head or front while posterior refers to the rear. Anatomically, the nose is referred to as the anterior end coming from the Latin word for before. In organisms like vertebrates, that have distinct heads, anterior can be classified as rostral end (beak), cranial end (skull), or cephalic end (head). However, for borader applicability, especially in organisms without distinct heads such as invertibrates, "anterior" is usually preferred as beginning and end of the organism is ambiguous.
It is the posterior, and the front side is known as the anterior.
Posterior is a word that derives from the latin prefix "post", meaning behind. Thusly, posterior is in reference to anything located behind something, so the posterior end of the heart is the one facing back.
Euglena is an elongated animalcule with anterior end slightly broad and posterior end slightly tapering The anterior end bears flagellum. The food particle is captured with the help of flagellum. It is brought near the anterior end which invaginate to form a food cup which becomes totally enclosed and finally internalized as a food vacuole.The digestion is intracellular.