What type of skull fracture is MOST common following high-energy direct trauma to a small surface area of the head with a blunt object?

A) Depressed fracture
B) Open fracture
C) Basilar fracture
D) Nondisplaced fracture


Ans: A) Depressed fracture

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Which of the following bones is part of the neurocranium?

A. palatine bone B. vomer C. mandible D. nasal bone E. occipital bone

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The refractive structure of the eye that has the ability to change its strength is the ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which structure connects the yolk sac to the embryonic midgut?

A. Vitelline duct B. Gastric duct C. Hepatopancreatic ampulla D. Liver bud E. Foregut dilation

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