Towards the head. This word is used when an organism is in anatomic position and it is necessary to describe a feature on its body so that others can understand without actually seeing the organism where something is in reference to something else. The brachiocephalic artery moves in a cephalic direction before entering the right shoulder.

Also see superior, anterior, posterior, ventral, dorsal, caudal, proximal, distal, medial, lateral, superficial, deep, prone, supine, plane, and region.