Anterior vs. Ventral — What's the Difference?

Placed before or in front.

Relating to or situated on or close to the abdomen; abdominal.

Occurring before in time; earlier.

Relating to or situated on or close to the anterior aspect of the human body or the lower surface of the body of a nonhuman animal.

Located near or toward the head in lower animals.

(Botany) Of or on the surface of an organ or part facing toward the axis; adaxial.

Located on or near the front of the body in higher animals.

A ventral part, such as a fin or scale.

Located on or near the front of an organ or on the ventral surface of the body in humans.

Related to the abdomen or stomach.

(Botany) In front of and facing away from the axis or stem.

(anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.

(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.

(anatomy) On or relating to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.

(botany) of a part of a flower or leaf Situated further away from the mainstem.

Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.

(phonetics) Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t.

Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal; as, the ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; - opposed to dorsal.

(formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.

Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.

Before in time; antecedent.

Toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal);

Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; - opposed to posterior.

Nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism;

A tooth situated at the front of the mouth;

Of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body

Earlier in time