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 )
Toward the back In the case of the brain/head, used to mean toward the top of the head, same as Superior Compare to ventral or inferior
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
{i} dorsel, part located toward the back (Anatomy, Zoology); dossal, ornamental hanging hung behind and above the altar of a church
facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem"
1 ) Of or lying near the back (Morris 1992) 2 ) The back or upper third of the fish; opposite of ventral
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"