CSEP-CPT Theory Exam questions with correct answers

Define the sagittal plane. What movements occur within this plane? - Answer - Divides the body along the midline into left and right halves - flexion/extension Define the frontal plane. What movement occurs within this plane? - Answer - Separates the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions - abduction/adduction & side flexion Define the transverse plane. What movement occurs within this plane? - Answer - Separates the body into superior (toward the head/upper body) and inferior (away from the head) portions - internal/external rotation & horizontal flexion/extension & supination/pronation Define supination - Answer Lying face up Define pronation - Answer Lying face down Functions of skeletal system - Answer - provide form, structure and movement of body - protection of internal organs - attachment point for muscles - RBC's produced in bone marrow - warehouse for calcium, iron, and energy (fat)