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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Directions of the Body

Question 4 • 26-27 Ignite Health Science Concepts - EL3602

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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