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Basic Medical Abbreviations

Question 4 • Health Science Concepts A1 – EDGNTY-83861 26-27

Which axis is the head rotating about when a student drops his chin toward his chest?

Answer
A
vertical
B
anteroposterior
C
sagittal transverse

Explanation

Dropping the chin toward the chest is neck flexion, which occurs in the sagittal plane. The axis of rotation is perpendicular to that plane and runs side to side; it is called the transverse axis. So the correct choice is “sagittal transverse.”

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