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Toward the head or anterior section.

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The neck is cephalad to the shoulder?

the neck is cephalad to the shoulder


What is the suffix in cephalad?

The suffix in "cephalad" is "-ad", which means towards or in the direction of.


What does the term cephalad mean?

The term cephalad refers to the direction toward the head or upper part of the body. It is often used in medical terminology to describe the location of an anatomical structure in relation to the head.


What is the opposite of cephalad?

CAUDAL


The neck is to the shoulders.?

the neck is cephalad to the shoulder


What is caudal migration of a large disk fragment?

When a fragment of the disk breaks away from the rest of the disk it can stay where it is or it may move out of place. Caudal loosely means tail, so "Caudal" migration means downward movement toward the bottom of the spine. If the disk fragment moves upward it would be "cephalad" or towards the head.


How many types of migration is there?

Depends on what you mean... but I'll try.There is migration, chain migration, forced migration, voluntary migration, net-in migration, net-out migration, immigration, emmigration, countermigration.These are Human Geographic terms by the way. That makes about 9 types of migration.


What is opposite of caudal?

The opposite of caudal (toward the tail) is cephalad (toward the head).


What is the medical term meaning upward?

Superior or cephalad is the medical term meaning upward.


Which body plane divides the body into the cephalad and caudad parts?

The transverse plane divides the body into the cephalad (head) and caudad (tail) parts. This plane runs horizontally and perpendicular to the long axis of the body.


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What does it mean to move to another place?

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