If you are maintaining your current body weight, you are in caloric balance. If you need to gain weight or to lose weight, you'll need to tip the balance scale in one direction or another to achieve your goal.
The ventral posterior nucleus is the somato-sensory relay nucleus in thalamus of the brain. Ventral posterolateral nucleus, which receives sensory information from the body. 2  Ventral posteromedial nucleus, which receives sensory information from the head and face via the trigeminal nerve.
Relative terms. Anterior-posterior and ventral-dorsal. - Anterior (Latin ante; before): is to be situated near or toward the front (first in movement) of the body. - Ventral: when something is said to be ventral, it means that it is closer to the front side of the body. For example, the eyes are ventral to the brain.. - Posterior (Latin post; after): is to be situated toward the back (last in movement) of the body. - Dorsal: when something is said to be dorsal, it means that it is closer to the back side of the body. For example, the brain is dorsal to the eyes. - In a quadruped the terms anterior and posterior are synonymous with cranial and caudal.