Myelomeningocele is a congenital malformation best classified as
A. atresia
B. ectopia
C. dysplasia
D. dysraphia
E. agenesis
D
Dysraphia is a failure of the midline fusion of embryonic primordia. Myelomeningocele results from incomplete fusion of the embryonic neural tube and the overlying vertebral arches and soft tissue and skin on the back.
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