CPCT Exam Questions with Correct Answers

CPCT Exam Questions with Correct Answers Body Planes - Answer-imaginary vertical and horizontal lines used to divide the body into sections Vertical plane - Answer-is an up and down plane that is a right angle to the horizon midsagittal plane - Answer-also known as midline, is the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves sagittal plane - Answer-is a vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions frontal plane - Answer-is a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions Horizontal Plane - Answer-is a flat crosswise plane, such as the horizon transverse plane - 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 - Answer-uppermost, above, or toward the head Inferior - Answer-lowermost, below, or toward the feet Ventral - Answer-refers to the front, or belly side of the organ or body Dorsal - Answer-refers to the back of the organ or body Anterior - Answer-means situated in the front. It also means on the front or forward part of an organ Posterior - Answer-means situated in the back. It also means on the back part of an organ Proximal - Answer-situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure Distal - Answer-situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure Medial - Answer-means the direction toward, or nearer, the midline Lateral - Answer-means the direction toward, or nearer the side and away from the midline Body Cavities - Answer-two major body cavities, which are the dorsal and the ventral cavity, are spaces within the body that contain and protect internal organs Dorsal Cavity - Answer-located along the back of the body and head, contains organs of the nervous system that coordinate body functions and are divided into two portions: Cranial & Spinal Cranial - Answer-located within the skull, surrounds and protects the brain Spinal - Answer-located within the spinal column, surrounds and protects the spinal cord Ventral Cavity - Answer-located along the front of the body, contains the body organs that maintain homeostasis