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cephalad

British  
/ ˈsɛfəˌlæd /

adverb

  1. anatomy towards the head or anterior part Compare caudad

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It is just cephalad to the anterior end of the pharynx and to the hypophysis.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

It passes through that region of the enteron, ph, which may be called the pre-oral gut, since it lies cephalad to the now open mouth.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

This area of molt then spreads cephalad and caudad.

From Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] by Jameson, E. W.

The allantois, al, extends cephalad for some distance from the floor of the cloaca.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

Lying to one side of the stomach and duodenum, and extending cephalad beyond the end of the lung rudiment is the liver, li, whose outline is only roughly shown here by the broken line.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

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