ABSTRACT
Consider the human – note that the anterior aspect of the human is also his belly; we can therefore substitute this for the term ventral. Similarly, we interchangeably make use of the words posterior and dorsal. Once again note that superior is a perfectly acceptable postembryonic synonym for the terms cranial or cephalic. However, this is not the case for caudal and inferior. Refer to Image 1.2 and make note that no matter the position of the cat’s hindlimb, the foot can never be caudal to the hip since the tail emerges from the rump area. We must make use of another term – inferior. Look at the human in Image 1.2; it is apparent that although the rump is caudal to the shoulder, the foot is inferior and not caudal to the hip.
