Apical means "pertaining to an apex". It may refer to: * Apical ancestor, refers to the last common ancestor of an entire group, such as a species (biology) or a clan (anthropology) *

Apical (anatomy) Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position prov ...

, an anatomical term of location for features located opposite the base of an organism or structure * Apical (chemistry), a position in certain molecular geometries in chemistry * Apical (dentistry), direction towards the root tip of a tooth *

Apical consonant An apical consonant is a phone (speech sound) produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue (apex) in conjunction with upper articulators from lips to postalveolar, and possibly prepalatal. It contrasts with laminal cons ...

, a consonant produced with the tip of the tongue *

Apical dendrite An apical dendrite is a dendrite that emerges from the apex of a pyramidal cell. Apical dendrites are one of two primary categories of dendrites, and they distinguish the pyramidal cells from spiny stellate cells in the cortices. Pyramidal cells a ...

, a type of dendrite found on pyramidal neurons * Apical dominance, the phenomenon whereby the main, central stem of a plant is dominant over other side stems *

Apical membrane The cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane (PM) or cytoplasmic membrane, and historically referred to as the plasmalemma) is a biological membrane that separates and protects the interior of all cells from the outside environment (t ...

, in cell biology the surface of a plasma membrane that faces inward to the lumen * Apical meristem, or apex, on a flower

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