dorsoventral axis one passing from the posterior to the anterior surface of the body. electrical axis of heart the preponderant direction of current flow through the heart, a consequence of the electromotive forces within the heart. It may be computed on either an instantaneous basis or a mean basis.

Is anteroposterior and Dorsoventral axis same?

As adjectives the difference between dorsoventral and anteroposterior. is that dorsoventral is of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and belly of something while anteroposterior is (anatomy) anterior to posterior; front-to-back.

What determines Dorsoventral polarity?

In Drosophila dorsoventral (DV) polarity arises during oogenesis when the oocyte nucleus moves from a central posterior to an asymmetrical anterior position. ... The asymmetrically anchored nucleus defines a cortical region within the oocyte which accumulates high levels of gurken messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein.