Template:BGDB Practical 6 - Postnatal Interactive: Difference between revisions
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+ anterior fontanel | + anterior fontanel | ||
||The newborn skull has 6 fontanels (fontanelles) the most obvious are the anterior and posterior fontanels that close at different times postnatally. posterior fontanel closes at about 3 months anterior fontanel closes at about 18 months. | |||
- posterior fontanel | - posterior fontanel | ||
{Unossified areas at the intersection of the sutures in the fetal skull are known as: | {Unossified areas at the intersection of the sutures in the fetal skull are known as: | ||
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- the membranous viscerocranium | - the membranous viscerocranium | ||
+ the fontanelles | + the fontanelles | ||
||Unossified areas at the intersection of the sutures in the fetal {{skull}} are known as the {{fontanelle}}s ({{fontanel}}s). | |||
- the frontonasal prominence | - the frontonasal prominence | ||
- Meckel's cartilage | - Meckel's cartilage | ||
{Failure of the brain to develop may result in: | {Failure of the brain to develop may result in: | ||
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- plagiocephaly | - plagiocephaly | ||
+ acrocephaly | + acrocephaly | ||
||Failure of the brain to develop may result in the {{skull}} abnormality acrocephaly (oxycephaly). | |||
- Crouzon's syndrome | - Crouzon's syndrome | ||
- microcephaly | - microcephaly | ||
- acrania | - acrania | ||
</quiz> | </quiz> | ||
Revision as of 10:13, 15 May 2019
Postnatal Interactive Component
| Attempt the Quiz - Postnatal | |
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Here are a few simple Quiz questions that relate to Postnatal development from the lecture and practical.
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