The anteroposterior diameter of the chest is normally approximately the same as the transverse diameter in which age group?
a. Infants
b. School-age children
c. Adolescents
d. Young adults
A
The chest of infants is generally round, with equal dimensions of anteroposterior and transverse diameters.
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