Swelling over the occipitoparietal region of the skull is called by which of the following terms?
a. occipitocapus c. edematous capitus
b. caput succedaneum d. parietus sepitus
B
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A Incorrect. Swelling over the occipitoparietal region of the skull is not called occipitocapus.
B Correct. Another variation in the newborn that causes the shape of the skull to look markedly asymmetric is caput succedaneum or swelling over the occipitoparietal region of the skull.
C Incorrect. Swelling over the occipitoparietal region of the skull is not called edematous capitus.
D Incorrect. Swelling over the occipitoparietal region of the skull is not called parietus sepitus.
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