Anterior
Anterior ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Latin anterior, comp. of ante before.]
1.
Before in time; antecedent.
Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius.
2.
Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.
In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for ventral.