Briefly describe the structure and function of fontanelles

They are soft spots in the fetal and neonatal skull made of dense connective tissue. They ease childbirth and allow for post-natal skull growth (and brain growth).


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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1) Periosteum covers the outer surface of a bone. 2) The metaphysis is the tubular shaft of a long bone. 3) A displaced fracture retains the normal alignment of the bone elements or fragments. 4) A compression fracture occurs particularly in vertebrae subjected to extreme stress, such as when landing on the gluteal region after a fall. 5) A Pott fracture occurs at the ankle and affects both bones of the lower leg.

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A thickening of the frontal bone that helps protect the eye is the

A) optic canal. B) supra-orbital margin. C) superior orbital fissure. D) frontal suture. E) frontal sinuses.

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If the osmotic pressure of the blood plasma is decreased, the glomerular filtration rate is increased.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Jean needs to have a tooth in her mandible filled. Her dentist injects a local anesthetic to block pain afferents in one of her cranial nerves. What cranial nerve does the dentist numb?

A) trochlear B) trigeminal C) facial D) glossopharyngeal E) hypoglossal

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