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.
ventral. adj. 1. (Anatomy) relating to the front part of the body; towards the belly. Compare dorsal. 2. (Botany) of, relating to, or situated on the upper or inner side of a plant organ, esp a leaf, that is facing the axis.[C18: from Latin ventrÄlis, from venter abdomen].entral. adj. 1. (Anatomy) relating to the front part of the body; towards the belly. Compare dorsal. 2. (Botany) of, relating to, or situated on the upper or inner side of a plant organ, esp a leaf, that is facing the axis. [C18: from Latin ventrÄlis, from venter abdomen].