Dorsal means relating to the back of a fish or animal. a dolphin's dorsal fin. on or relating to the back of an animal or fish (dorsalis, from dorsum )
Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; opposed to ventral
Toward the rearward side of the body; the opposite of ventral The back of the hand and the "top" of the foot in humans are also considered the dorsal side
belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part; "the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals"