Exert only enough tension on the tape to maintain contact between the tape and the skin. The tape must be maintained in a horizontal plane. Subject is in the anthropometric standing position with the head held in the Frankfort plane. Stand behind the subject and use an anthropometer to measure the vertical distance between the standing surface and the drawn cervicale landmark. The measurement is taken at the maximum point of quiet respiration.
Subject is in the anthropometric standing position in front of a mirror.
For women, the landmark is drawn on the bra. It is not drawn on male subjects. Use the mirror to check the position of the tape as it crosses the subject's back. This dimension will cross very soft tissue at the armpit and bust, and some compression of the tissue will inevitably occur. Be sure, however, to keep this to a minimum.