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cephalad

British  
/ ˈsɛfəˌlæd /

adverb

  1. anatomy towards the head or anterior part Compare caudad

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It extends caudad and dorsal about the same distance as the latter organ, but it extends ventrad and cephalad far beyond the boundaries of the stomach.

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

It opens into the side rather than into the end of the duodenum, which projects cephalad as a short blind pouch, d.

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.

It is of elongated, pyriform outline, with the pointed end extending cephalad.

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