“Dorsal” refers to the back or vertebral side, while “ventral” refers to the belly side. In a fish, the dorsal fin is on the back, and the belly is the ventral side.
On a human body, dorsal refers to the back, or posterior, portion of the body, whereas ventral, or anterior, refers to the front part of the body. The terms dorsal and ventral are also often used to describe the relative location of a body part.
ventral of or relating to the underside of an organism, or that side which is normally directed downwards in the usual stance or resting position. In bipedal primates such as humans, the ventral side is the front, which would become the underside if a four-legged gait were assumed.
Another potential explanation for the co-existence of chronic pain and certain emotional conditions is that they are both the result of chemical imbalances in the ventral pallidum, a brain region involved in our motivation to avoid pain and seek pleasure.
Definition of ventral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”); by surface analysis, ventr- + -al. ventral (not comparable) Related to the abdomen or stomach. (anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
