dorsal Antonyms
Meaning of dorsal
dorsal (a)
belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part
facing away from the axis of an organ or organism
dorsal (a.)
Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral.
Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.
dorsal Sentence Examples
- The dorsal side of the leaf is smooth, while the ventral side is rough.
- The dorsal fin of the shark provides stability and maneuverability.
- Dorsal muscles are those located on the back of the body.
- The dorsal root ganglia are clusters of nerve cell bodies located near the spinal cord.
- The dorsal hippocampus is a region of the brain involved in memory and navigation.
- The dorsal raphe nucleus is a region of the brainstem involved in mood and sleep.
- The dorsal column nuclei are a group of nuclei in the brainstem that receive and process sensory information from the body.
- The dorsal longitudinal fasciculus is a major white matter tract in the spinal cord that carries sensory information to the brain.
- The dorsal horn of the spinal cord is the region that receives and processes sensory information from the body.
- The dorsal root entry zone is the region of the spinal cord where sensory neurons enter the central nervous system.
FAQs About the word dorsal
belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part, facing away from the axis of an organ or organismPertaining to, or situated
hind,rear, aft, posterior, back,hinder, after,rearward, hindmost
frontal, frontal,anterior, anterior, front, front, ventral, fore, ventral, forward
The dorsal side of the leaf is smooth, while the ventral side is rough.
The dorsal fin of the shark provides stability and maneuverability.
Dorsal muscles are those located on the back of the body.
The dorsal root ganglia are clusters of nerve cell bodies located near the spinal cord.
