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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anatomical position | The standard reference position for the body: standing with the arms hanging at sides with palms forward, gives meaning to directional terms |
| Hypothesis | idea or scientific concept, usually based on previous ideas or observations, that is proposed as a possible explanation of nature or a natural process |
| Theory | a scientific idea or explanation that has a reasonably high degree of confidence after rigorous testing or observation |
| Homeostasis | relative constancy of the normal body's internal environment |
| Heart Rate Variability | a measure of how frequently the rate of the hearts beating changes over time: an abnormally low HRV is associated with dysfunction or disease |
| Afferent | traveling, conducting or carrying toward |
| Efferent | transporting, conducting, or carrying away from |
| Pathophysiology | study of the underlying physiological aspects of disease |
| Abduction | moving away from the midline pf the body |
| Etiology | theory, or study of the factors involved in causing a disease |
| elements | substance composed of only one type of atom that cannot be broken into simpler constituents be chemical means |
| Compound | a chemical combination of two or more elements |
| Hydrolosis | chemical process in which a compound is split by addition of H and OH- portions of a water molecule |
| Carbohydrate | organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, and oygen in certain specific portions |
| Proteins | large molecules formed by linkage of amino acids by peptide bonds; one of the basic buliding bloks of the body |
| Melanin | brown pigment primarily in skin and hair |
| diaphysis | shaft of a long bone |