Cranial means "towards the head" and Caudal means "towards the tail (or feet)"
The opposite of caudal (toward the tail) is cephalad (toward the head).
The directional term from groin to buttock is "inferior" or "caudal."
Caudal vertebrae are tiny bones at the end of the spine and make up the tail bone in humans. In animals, they extend far into the tail but become more and more regressive and smaller as you go along
Organs can be described anatomically based on their location in the body. Terms like "ventral" (front), "dorsal" (back), "cranial" (toward the head), "caudal" (toward the tail), "superior" (above), and "inferior" (below) are commonly used to describe the position of organs in relation to one another.
medulla obligata pons mid brain there is a forth known as the reticular formation... functions of each as well, medulla oblonga: innate relfexes, eg. vommiting, coughing, sneezing pons: reflexes mid brain: visual reticular formation: sleep and wake cycle
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In terms of body position, the opposite of cranial is caudal. Cranial refers to structures located toward the head or upper part of the body, while caudal refers to structures situated toward the tail or lower part. These terms are often used in anatomical descriptions to indicate relative positions of different body parts.
The opposite of caudal (toward the tail) is cephalad (toward the head).
Caudal is the opposite of cranial in medical terms.
Most human beings are born with 1 pair of lungs, a left lung and a right lung. The left lung holds both the cranial and caudal lobes . The right lungs holds the middle, cranial and caudal lobes.
The dog's tail is caudal to the dog's neck. Caudal and cranial are descriptors for direction, similar to "Canada is north of the United States". Cranial is towards the head; caudal is towards the tail/rear.
The right lung of a fetal pig consists of the cranial, middle, and caudal lobes. The cranial lobe is the largest lobe and is further divided into cranial and caudal parts.
The directional term from groin to buttock is "inferior" or "caudal."
When discussing embryology, the term superior is replaced with cranial, and the term inferior is replaced with caudal.These terms are sometimes also used generally when discussing anatomy to replace superior and inferior.
A dog has six lung lobes. The right lung has cranial, middle, caudal and accessory lobes, and the left lung has a cranial and caudal lobe. Note. The cranial portion of the left lobe also has a cranial and caudal part, so it looks like the left side has three lobes.
Sheep have a total of five lung lobes: the right lung has four lobes (the cranial, middle, caudal, and accessory lobes), while the left lung has one lobe (the cranial lobe, which is divided into cranial and caudal parts). This structure helps facilitate their respiratory needs.