dorsal

(adjective)

With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.

Related Terms

Examples of dorsal in the following topics:

  • Lower-Level Structures

    • These lower dorsal structures are the oldest parts of the brain, having existed for much of its evolutionary history.
    • The cerebellum is attached to the dorsal side of the pons.
    • Dorsal regions of the midbrain are involved in sensory information circuits.

  • Biology of Emotion

    • The RAS is made up of the midbrain reticular formation, the mesencephalic nucleus (mesencephalon), the thalamic intralaminar nucleus (centromedian nucleus), the dorsal hypothalamus, and the tegmentum.