What trauma would be induced from #6 (blue)?

What trauma would be induced from #6 (blue)?

• A. Left torsion
• B. Right torsion
• C. Inferior vertical strain
• D. Right lateral strain

Answer: (D)

In cranial patterns, a right lateral strain means the midline bones (sphenoid and occiput) rotate in the same direction and the SBS shifts laterally toward the right. Visually, the skull is effectively drawn or pressed more on the right side, with relative widening on that side and narrowing on the left. This pattern is typically produced by a lateral force that pushes the skull to the right (or a force from the left that drives the skull toward the right). The other strain types involve opposite rotations (torsion) or vertical separation/compression rather than a side-to-side shift, so they wouldn’t fit a pattern showing a lateral rightward displacement.

In cranial patterns, a right lateral strain means the midline bones (sphenoid and occiput) rotate in the same direction and the SBS shifts laterally toward the right. Visually, the skull is effectively drawn or pressed more on the right side, with relative widening on that side and narrowing on the left. This pattern is typically produced by a lateral force that pushes the skull to the right (or a force from the left that drives the skull toward the right). The other strain types involve opposite rotations (torsion) or vertical separation/compression rather than a side-to-side shift, so they wouldn’t fit a pattern showing a lateral rightward displacement.