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This topic summarizes a viewpoint from which to approach the physiological polytypism of orthostatic cardiovascular regulation, which is an important system in biped animals for adapting the gravitational blood shift to the lower body. Physiological polytypism is one of the keywords in physiological anthropology and is closely related to the belief that variation does not result from error but is real. This concept also considers that the ideal individual, who shows all variables in average value in a population, lacks scientific validity. Another keyword, whole body coordination, provides the conceptual framework with which to approach physiological polytypism in order to avoid assuming an ideal individual. The general role of whole body coordination in relation to orthostatic cardiovascular regulation is discussed.
