Rostral-Caudal

uploaded on: Jun 07, 2013
by: jdmiles

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Rostral means "towards the nose," and Caudal means "towards the tail." In humans, this axis takes a sharp turn when it reaches the brain. This makes the rostral-caudal axis different from the anterior-posterior axis and from the inferior-superior axis.

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