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Caudal (from Latin cauda 'tail') describes how close something is to the trailing end of an organism. For example, in horses, the eyes are caudal to...

water to generate thrust and help the fish swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the back bone and are supported...

neural spine) which projects centrally. This process points dorsally and caudally from the junction of the laminae. The spinous process serves to attach...

the body associated with or proximal to the tail are given the adjective "caudal". Animal tails are used in a variety of ways. They provide a source of locomotion...

Caudal regression syndrome, or sacral agenesis (or hypoplasia of the sacrum), is a rare birth defect. It is a congenital disorder in which the fetal development...

Caudal Deportivo is a Spanish football team based in Mieres, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1918 it plays in Tercera Federación –...

(to the middle) central sulcus rostrally (in front) postcentral sulcus caudally (in back) lateral sulcus inferiorly (underneath) The postcentral gyrus...

in the center and most medial portion of the brain stem. In order from caudal to rostral, the raphe nuclei are known as the nucleus raphe obscurus, the...

Most fishes generate thrust using lateral movements of their body and caudal fin, but many other species move mainly using their median and paired fins...

at the autotomy site. Caudal autotomy is prevalent among lizards; it has been recorded in 13 of approximately 20 families. Caudal autotomy is present as...

human knee), based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the caudal cruciate ligament. Head of right tibia seen from above, showing menisci...

The caudal mucous pit, or caudal mucous horn, is an anatomical structure on the tail end of the foot of various land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate...

A sucker in zoology is a specialised attachment organ of an animal. It acts as an adhesion device in parasitic worms, several flatworms, cephalopods, certain...

nuclei. It is situated in the brainstem at the midline. It has rostral and caudal subdivisions: The rostral aspect of the dorsal raphe is further divided...

Scent gland are exocrine glands found in most mammals. They produce semi-viscous secretions which contain pheromones and other semiochemical compounds...

The caudal pontine reticular nucleus or nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis is a portion of the reticular formation, composed of gigantocellular neurons...

also called the caudal genital ligament, are embryonic structures which begin as undifferentiated mesenchyme attaching to the caudal end of the gonads...

Fuente y caudal (translated in English as Source and Flow) is the ninth studio album by the Spanish composer and guitarist Paco de Lucía. All pieces are...

The caudate nucleus is one of the structures that make up the corpus striatum, which is a component of the basal ganglia in the human brain. While the...

Caudal luring is a form of aggressive mimicry characterized by the waving or wriggling of the predator's tail to attract prey. This movement attracts small...