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A&P Unit 1 Vocab B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inference | a conclusion or educated guess that you draw based on evidence, reasoning, and what you already know. |
| Hypothesis | A testable prediction, often implied by a theory |
| Theory | well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations |
| independent variable | The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied. |
| dependent variable | The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable. |
| control group | the group that does not receive the experimental treatment. |
| experimental group | the group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested |
| Data | evidence; information gathered from observations |
| anatomical position | To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward |
| Superior | Higher on the body, nearer to the head |
| Inferior | Lower on the body, farther from the head |
| Anterior | front of the body |
| Posterior | toward the back |
| Ventral | Toward the belly |
| Dorsal | toward the back |
| Medial | toward the midline |
| Lateral | Away from the midline of the body |
| intermediate | between two structures |
| Proximal | Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
| Distal | farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
| Superficial (external) | toward the body surface |
| deep | away from the surface |
| ipsaleteral | same side |
| Contralateral | on the opposite side of the body |
| sagittal plane | a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts |
| parasagittal plane | Divides body into unequal right and left sides |
| frontal plane | Divides the body into front and back portions. |
| coronal plane | a vertical, side-to-side anatomical plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections |
| transverse plane | horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions |
| oblique plane | passes through the body at an angle |
| axial plane | A horizontal flat surface dividing the body into upper and lower parts; also known as the transverse plane |
| Appendicular | Relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before, forward |
| re- | back, again |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| sub- | under, below |
| super-, supra- | above or excessive |
| sym-, syn- | together, with |
| trans- | across, through |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one, single |
| abdomin- | belly, abdomen |
| anter- | front |
| append- | to attach |
| axi- | axis, straight line |
| caud- | tail or lower part of the body |
| cephal | head, brain |
| coron | heart |
| cyt | cell |
| dors | back of body |
| gastr | stomach, belly |
| hist | tissue |
| homo- | same, alike |
| infer- | under |
| inguin | groin region |
| later- | side, flank |
| medi | middle, between |
| metabol | change |
| morph | shape, form |
| my | muscle |
| organ | group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions |
| peritone | stretches around |
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