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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 |