CPCT questions with correct answers

Body Planes - correct answer imaginary vertical and horizontal lines used to divide the body into sections Vertical plane - correct answer is an up and down plane that is a right angle to the horizon midsagittal plane - correct answer also known as midline, is the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves sagittal plane - correct answer is a vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions frontal plane - correct answer is a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions Horizontal Plane - correct answer is a flat crosswise plane, such as the horizon transverse plane - correct answer is a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions. It can be at the waist or any level across the body Superior - correct answer uppermost, above, or toward the head Inferior - correct answer lowermost, below, or toward the feet Ventral - correct answer refers to the front, or belly side of the organ or body Dorsal - correct answer refers to the back of the organ or body