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Intro to A&P
Chapter 1
| Hypothesis | Idea or principle to be tested in experiments |
| Experiment | Series of tests of a hypothesis; a controlled experiment eliminates biases or outside influences |
| Theory | A hypothesis that has been proved by experiments to have a high degree of confidence |
| Homeostasis | Body systems work together to keep balance |
| Negative feedback loop | Bringing a parameter back into normal range |
| Positive feedback loop | Taking a parameter out of normal range |
| Prone | Lying face down |
| Supine | Lying face up |
| External | toward the outside |
| Internal | toward the insiide or middle |
| Lpsilateral | same side |
| Contralateral | opposite side |
| Unilateral | one side |
| Bilateral | both sides or 2 |
| Anatomical position | Is the reference position for all body directional terms |
| Anatomical position | Standing erect with the arms at the sides and palms turned forward, toes forward |
| Cranial | toward the head |
| Cephalic | Toward the head |
| Caudal | Toward the tail |
| Superior | toeard the head, upper, above |
| Inferior | toward the feet, lower, below |
| Anterior | Front, infront of |
| Posterior | Back, in back of |
| Medial | Toward the midline |
| Lateral | Away from midline |
| Proximal | toward or nearest the trunk |
| Distal | Away from or farthest away from the trunk |
| Superficial | nearer the body surface |
| Deep | farther away from the body surface |
| Sagittal plane | divides a structure in left and right |
| Midsagittal plane | divides the body into two equal halves |
| Frontal plane | divides the body into front and back |
| Coronal plane | Divides the body into front and back |
| Tranverse plane | divides the body into upper and lower halves |
| Abdominal | abdomen |
| Antebrachial | forearm |
| Antecubital | area infront of the elbow |
| Axillary | armpit |
| Brachial | arm |
| Buccal | cheek area |
| Carpal | wrist |
| Cephalic | head |
| Cervical | neck |
| Cranial | skull |
| Crural | leg |
| Cubital | elbow |
| Cutaneous | |
| Digital | fingers and toes |
| Dorsal | back |
| femoral | thigh |
| Genu | knee |
| Gluteal | buttocks |
| Frontal | forehead |
| Nasal | nose |
| Oral | mouth |
| Orbital | area around eye |
| Zygomatic | cheek bone |
| Inguinal | groin |
| Lumbar | kower back including the flanks |
| Pubic | pubic area |
| Plantar | sole fo foot |
| Popliteal | back of knee |
| Scapular | shoulder blade area |
| Sternal | breast bone |
| Supraclavicular | above collar bone |
| Tarsal | Ankle |
| Temporal | side of head |
| thoracic | chest area including rib cage |
| umbilical | belly button |
| Volar | palms or soles |
| Mammary | breast |
| Mental | chin |
| Occipital | Back lower part of the skull |
| Olecranal | pointy part of elbow |
| Palmar | palm |
| Parietal | on top of the head |
| Patellar | knee cap |
| Pectoral | chest area outside of ribcage |
| Pedal | foot |
| Pelvic | pelvis |
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