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dorsum

back

A major subdivision of an organism that is the entire part of the organism dorsal to a horizontal plane and bounded on one side by the same transverse plane. In vertebrares this includes the vertebral column..

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Type Bone
Parent Structure organism subdivision
Latin Name back
FMA ID 14181

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the dorsum?

A major subdivision of an organism that is the entire part of the organism dorsal to a horizontal plane and bounded on one side by the same transverse plane. In vertebrares this includes the vertebral column..

What is the Latin name for the dorsum?

The Latin name for the dorsum is back.

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy — FMA:14181 Reference anatomy ontology (University of Washington)
  2. UBERON — UBERON:0001137 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)
  3. Wikidata — Q133279 Structured knowledge base cross-reference

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.