Axes And Planes

Question 1

What axis do midline/unpaired bones rotate on

Answer 1

Transverse axis

Question 2

What type of movement do midline/unpaired bones exhibit?

Answer 2

Flexion/extension

Question 3

What axis do paired bones rotate on?

Answer 3

Rotate on an AP axis

Question 4

What plane do paired bones move in?

Answer 4

Coronal plane

Question 5

What kind of movement do paired bones typically do?

Answer 5

Flexion and extension

Question 6

The ethmoid is rotated around which axis?

Answer 6

Transverse

Question 7

When the ethmoid flexes, what does the crista galli and lateral masses do?

Answer 7

Crista galli swings superior and posterior

Lateral masses expand inferiorly due to external rotation

Question 8

Around which axis does pulmonary respiration and craniosacral motion occur?

Answer 8

Superior transverse sacral axis

Question 9

Which axis do the innominates rotate around?

Answer 9

Inferior transverse sacral axis

Question 10

What axis does postural motion occur in the sacrum?

Answer 10

Middle transverse sacral axis