Caudal means situated towards the lower end of the body, literally towards the tail. It is the opposite of cranial. The liver lies caudal to the diaphragm.
Latin cauda = tail
towards the coccyx, inferior
caudal, inferior
The term comes from comparative anatomy: in four-legged animals, caudal really does point towards the tail. In upright humans the direction corresponds to the coccyx.
In anaesthesia, caudal anaesthesia is a technique in which the anaesthetic is given through the sacral hiatus at the lower end of the sacrum.
Δωρεάν και χωρίς καμία δέσμευση.