During his yearly checkup, Pierre's pediatrician asks him to bend over at the waist.

The doctor then runs his fingers down Pierre's spine to check for scoliosis. What is scoliosis?
(1 point)
• a fracturing of the vertebrae
• the spine curving abnormally to the side
* the spine curving backward to form a hump
• the spine curving inward too far

the spine curving abnormally to the side

Scoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine to the side.