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Definition of ventral in English: ventraladjective ˈvɛntr(ə)lˈvɛntrəl Anatomy Zoology Botany On or relating to the underside of an animal or plant; abdominal. Compare with dorsal the ventral part of the head Example sentencesExamples - Just outside each vertebra, the dorsal and ventral roots unite to form a spinal nerve on each side.
- The dorsal and ventral edges of the centra are more nearly equal in width in the larger specimens.
- The nervous system consists of a lobed dorsal brain and ventral nerve cord with fused paired ganglia.
- The waves continue coupled to a series of dorsal and ventral flexions of the whole body.
- If either of these proteins is absent, then the motor axons select dorsal and ventral pathways randomly.
Synonyms enteric, gastroenteric, duodenal, coeliac, gastric, stomach, abdominal, visceral
Derivatives adverb Botany Anatomy Zoology In insects, as in all arthropods, the main nerve cord lies ventrally, rather than dorsally as in vertebrates. Example sentencesExamples - Adult plumage is blue-black or gray dorsally and white ventrally, sometimes with distinctive coloring or plumes on the head.
- This animal swims to escape predators by repeatedly flexing its body dorsally and ventrally.
- In multiple-male matings, males amplex females dorsally, ventrally, and dorsolaterally.
- The skull is now quite flat, and much flatter ventrally than dorsally.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin venter, ventr- 'belly' + -al. Definition of ventral in US English: ventraladjectiveˈvɛntrəlˈventrəl Anatomy Botany Zoology Of, on, or relating to the underside of an animal or plant; abdominal. Compare with dorsal the ventral part of the head Example sentencesExamples - The dorsal and ventral edges of the centra are more nearly equal in width in the larger specimens.
- Just outside each vertebra, the dorsal and ventral roots unite to form a spinal nerve on each side.
- The nervous system consists of a lobed dorsal brain and ventral nerve cord with fused paired ganglia.
- The waves continue coupled to a series of dorsal and ventral flexions of the whole body.
- If either of these proteins is absent, then the motor axons select dorsal and ventral pathways randomly.
Synonyms enteric, gastroenteric, duodenal, coeliac, gastric, stomach, abdominal, visceral
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin venter, ventr- ‘belly’ + -al. |