USMLE Step 2 CK Lecture Notes 2019: Obstetrics/Gynecology (Kaplan Test Prep)

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ATTITUDE


Degree of extension-flexion of the fetal head with cephalic presentation. The
most common attitude is vertex.


Vertex: head    is  maximally   flexed
Military: head is partially flexed
Brow: head is partially extended
Face: head is maximally extended
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