A metering head for receiving and metering at least two media, having at least two media inlets, one or multiple dispensing terminals, and fluid lines connecting the media inlets to the one or multiple dispensing terminals. The one or multiple dispensing terminals each have at least two fluidically separated media outlets. A metering system, having a metering head, at least one connecting element for fluidically connecting the metering head to a carrier substrate or to a microfluidic cartridge, and optionally a connection piece, wherein the dispensing terminal is designed to receive the connecting element directly or to receive the connecting element indirectly via the connection piece.