In a CBCT axial plane view, the viewpoint is described as looking from the feet toward the head.

• A. From the feet toward the head
• B. From the left to the right
• C. From the head toward the feet
• D. From the posterior to the anterior

Answer: (A)

In an axial CBCT view, you’re dealing with horizontal slices of the body. The standard viewing direction is from the feet toward the head, so you see the slices as if you’re looking upward along the body’s length and moving from inferior to superior. This convention keeps navigation through the cross-sections intuitive and consistent with how the data are acquired. The other directions describe different orientations: left-to-right aligns with a coronal/frontal view, head-to-feet would be the opposite vertical direction, and posterior-to-anterior is a front-to-back view, none of which match the axial viewpoint.