The "pump handle" motion of the upper ribs occurs primarily in what plane of motion?

a. Horizontal
b. Frontal
c. Sagittal


ANS: C
This question helps to incorporate the students' knowledge from previous chapters regarding
planes of motion and an understanding of how the upper and lower ribs move differently from one
another. The upper ribs tend to move more around a coronal axis giving to motion in the sagittal
plane.

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