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Lateral flexion usually refers to the spine, or vertebral column. You can laterally flex your head, neck, or your torso (back).

=answer= Lateral direction is away from the midline of the body (an imaginary line from the middle of your node to your belly button). Flexion is the opposite to extension where the angle between anterior surfaces is decreased (as you being then closer together by 'bending') - except for the knee where the opposite is true. Lateral flexion is therefore a combination of there two movements.

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