A nurse notes that several of the patients on the unit have ear infections. Most of the children are very young. Children are more prone to ear infections than adults because:
a. The eustachian tube is not patent in infants and young children
b. The eustachian tube is longer in infants than in adults and older children
c. The eustachian tube is narrower than in adults and older children
d. The eustachian tube is straighter than in older children and adults
D
The eustachian tube in infants is straighter and shorter than that in older children and adults.
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