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chapter 2
terms and abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anatomic position. | describing the directions on the human body |
| proximal | closer into the center |
| distal | farther away from the center |
| lateral | out to the side |
| medial | toward the middle |
| ventral/antral/anterior | the front |
| dorsal/posterior | the back |
| cranial | toward the top |
| caudal | toward the bottom |
| SOAP | a acronym for the four different types of info documented by health care providers |