cephalad
Britishadverb
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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 C. M. Reese
The pylorus, py, is wide and, as has been noted in connection with figure 7, is situated far cephalad to the caudal end of the stomach.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by C. M. Reese
A slight variation in the above process occurred in some specimens in which the lateral strips joined immediately cephalad of the tail instead of at the center of the dorsum.
From Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] by E. W. Jameson
Lingula: in Aleurodidae, a more or less slender tongue or strap-shaped organ, attached cephalad within the vasiform orifice: a term proposed by Leuckart for the ligula of the bees.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
The ventral end of the entodermal wall is fused with the wall of a small cavity, li, which may be traced several sections cephalad to this plane.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by C. M. Reese
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