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Chapter 1

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