Explain why a human's back and the top of the head would be labeled dorsal.
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Anatomically, the human back is labeled as being dorsal while the stomach is labeled as being ventral. However, anatomical labels were assigned in animals that walk on four legs (instead of upright like humans). In a 4-legged animal, the top of the head would be in the same line as the back, making the top of the head also dorsal. In humans, we hold our head differently when we stand upright; however, the same anatomical terms are used. Therefore, the top of our head is dorsal.
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Provide examples of three types of heuristics.
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