North Seattle EMT Entrance Exam Prep | EXAM 2025
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS |ALREADY PASSED!!
Sagittal - (ANSWER)Plane that separates the body into left & right portions (does
not have to be equal halves)
Midsagittal - (ANSWER)Plane that separates the body into equal left & right
halves. This is one specific sagittal plane.
Frontal - (ANSWER)Plane that separates the body into front & back portions
Transverse - (ANSWER)Plane that separates the body into top & bottom portions
Superior - (ANSWER)Towards the top
Inferior - (ANSWER)Towards the bottom
Anterior - (ANSWER)Toward the front
Posterior - (ANSWER)toward the back
Cephalic - (ANSWER)Towards the head
(towards the top on a human / towards the front on a quadruped)
,Caudal - (ANSWER)Towards the tail
(towards the bottom on a human / towards the rearon a quadruped)
Ventral - (ANSWER)Towards the stomach
(towards the front on a human / towards the ground on a quadruped)
Dorsal - (ANSWER)toward the back or spine
(towards the back on a human / towards the top on a quadruped)
Medial - (ANSWER)Towards the midline
Lateral - (ANSWER)Away from the midline
Proximal - (ANSWER)Closer to the point of origin or attachment
Distal - (ANSWER)Further away from the point of origin or attachment
Contralateral - (ANSWER)Opposite side of midline
Ipsilateral - (ANSWER)Same side of midline
,Superficial - (ANSWER)Toward the surface
Deep - (ANSWER)Towards the core
Physiology - (ANSWER)the study of the normal functions of an organism
cells - (ANSWER)basic building blocks of the body
tissues - (ANSWER)cells that cluster together to perform a specialized function
(ex: nervous tissue is specialized to receive and conduct electrical signals over
long distances in the body)
organ - (ANSWER)made up of at least two different types of tissue that work
together to perform a particular function
vital organs - (ANSWER)essential for life (ex: brain, heart, lungs)
organ system - (ANSWER)tissues and organs that work together to provide a
common function; 10 major organ systems: skeletal, muscular, respiratory,
circulatory, nervous, integumentary, digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and
urinary
homeostasis - (ANSWER)the process by which organisms maintain a relatively
stable internal environment; very sensitive to changes caused by illness or injury
, body cavity - (ANSWER)a hollow space in the body that contains internal organs
cranial cavity - (ANSWER)located in head, contains brain and is protected by skull
spinal cavity - (ANSWER)extends from bottom of the skull to the lower back;
contains the spinal cord and is protected by the vertebral (spinal) column
central nervous system - (ANSWER)brain and spinal cord
thoracic (chest) cavity - (ANSWER)located below neck and above diaphragm;
protected by rib cage; contains heart, major blood vessels, and lungs
pericardial cavity - (ANSWER)surrounds the heart
pleural cavity - (ANSWER)surrounds the lungs
abdominal cavity - (ANSWER)located below diaphragm and above pelvis; contains
stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen
perotineal cavity - (ANSWER)space between two membranes that line abdominal
cavity, separating abdominal organs from abdominal wall
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS |ALREADY PASSED!!
Sagittal - (ANSWER)Plane that separates the body into left & right portions (does
not have to be equal halves)
Midsagittal - (ANSWER)Plane that separates the body into equal left & right
halves. This is one specific sagittal plane.
Frontal - (ANSWER)Plane that separates the body into front & back portions
Transverse - (ANSWER)Plane that separates the body into top & bottom portions
Superior - (ANSWER)Towards the top
Inferior - (ANSWER)Towards the bottom
Anterior - (ANSWER)Toward the front
Posterior - (ANSWER)toward the back
Cephalic - (ANSWER)Towards the head
(towards the top on a human / towards the front on a quadruped)
,Caudal - (ANSWER)Towards the tail
(towards the bottom on a human / towards the rearon a quadruped)
Ventral - (ANSWER)Towards the stomach
(towards the front on a human / towards the ground on a quadruped)
Dorsal - (ANSWER)toward the back or spine
(towards the back on a human / towards the top on a quadruped)
Medial - (ANSWER)Towards the midline
Lateral - (ANSWER)Away from the midline
Proximal - (ANSWER)Closer to the point of origin or attachment
Distal - (ANSWER)Further away from the point of origin or attachment
Contralateral - (ANSWER)Opposite side of midline
Ipsilateral - (ANSWER)Same side of midline
,Superficial - (ANSWER)Toward the surface
Deep - (ANSWER)Towards the core
Physiology - (ANSWER)the study of the normal functions of an organism
cells - (ANSWER)basic building blocks of the body
tissues - (ANSWER)cells that cluster together to perform a specialized function
(ex: nervous tissue is specialized to receive and conduct electrical signals over
long distances in the body)
organ - (ANSWER)made up of at least two different types of tissue that work
together to perform a particular function
vital organs - (ANSWER)essential for life (ex: brain, heart, lungs)
organ system - (ANSWER)tissues and organs that work together to provide a
common function; 10 major organ systems: skeletal, muscular, respiratory,
circulatory, nervous, integumentary, digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and
urinary
homeostasis - (ANSWER)the process by which organisms maintain a relatively
stable internal environment; very sensitive to changes caused by illness or injury
, body cavity - (ANSWER)a hollow space in the body that contains internal organs
cranial cavity - (ANSWER)located in head, contains brain and is protected by skull
spinal cavity - (ANSWER)extends from bottom of the skull to the lower back;
contains the spinal cord and is protected by the vertebral (spinal) column
central nervous system - (ANSWER)brain and spinal cord
thoracic (chest) cavity - (ANSWER)located below neck and above diaphragm;
protected by rib cage; contains heart, major blood vessels, and lungs
pericardial cavity - (ANSWER)surrounds the heart
pleural cavity - (ANSWER)surrounds the lungs
abdominal cavity - (ANSWER)located below diaphragm and above pelvis; contains
stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen
perotineal cavity - (ANSWER)space between two membranes that line abdominal
cavity, separating abdominal organs from abdominal wall
