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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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.
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.
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)
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