title: Dorsum
text: # Dorsum
  
  Dorsum (plural Dorsa) is a Latin word. In science, it may refer to:
  
  ## Anatomy
  
  * Dorsum (anatomy), the upper side of an animal, or the back in erect organisms
     * Dorsum humanum, the human back
  * Dorsum of foot, the top of the foot
  * Dorsum of hand, the back of the hand
  * The back of the tongue, which is used for articulating dorsal consonants
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Dorsum (moth), genus of moths of the family Erebidae
  * Dorsum (astrogeology), wrinkle ridges found on planets or moons
  * Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of Capricornus
  