👉 Podxanctial is a term coined by the American anthropologist, James F. Pritchard in his book "The Art of the Human Body" (1960). It refers to the anatomical structure or system that connects the brain and spinal cord with the rest of the body. The term was first used in 1958 by the author John D. Sibley, who described it as the "hidden organ that links the central nervous system to the rest