In the material, abduction is described as movement temporally, or up. Which option correctly states this?

In the material, abduction is described as movement temporally, or up. Which option correctly states this?

• A. Temporally (Up)
• B. Nasally (Down)
• C. Inferior (Down)
• D. Medially (In)

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how directional terms describe movement. Abduction is moving away from the midline, and in the material this is described as a movement toward the temple side of the head—that is, temporally—and associated with an upward feel in that context. So the description that abduction is temporally (up) matches how the material defines it. Nasally would be toward the nose, inferior would be below, and medially would be toward the midline—none of which align with the temporally, upward description used for abduction in this material.

The main idea here is how directional terms describe movement. Abduction is moving away from the midline, and in the material this is described as a movement toward the temple side of the head—that is, temporally—and associated with an upward feel in that context. So the description that abduction is temporally (up) matches how the material defines it.

Nasally would be toward the nose, inferior would be below, and medially would be toward the midline—none of which align with the temporally, upward description used for abduction in this material.