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||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. | ||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 | ||
|| The posterior fontanel closes at about 3 months | |||
{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: | ||
|type="()"} | |type="()"} | ||
- the membranous neurocranium | - the membranous neurocranium | ||
|| The membranous neurocranium consisting of the flat bones enclosing the brain. | |||
- the membranous viscerocranium | - the membranous viscerocranium | ||
|| The viscerocranium are the elements of the skull that form the facial skeleton | |||
+ the fontanelles | + the fontanelles | ||
||Unossified areas at the intersection of the sutures in the fetal {{skull}} are known as the {{fontanelle}}s ({{fontanel}}s). | || 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 | ||
|| The frontonasal prominence is an early embryonic feature of the head. | |||
- Meckel's cartilage | - Meckel's cartilage | ||
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||Failure of the brain to develop may result in the {{skull}} abnormality acrocephaly (oxycephaly). | ||Failure of the brain to develop may result in the {{skull}} abnormality acrocephaly (oxycephaly). | ||
- Crouzon's syndrome | - Crouzon's syndrome | ||
|| {{Crouzon syndrome}} (craniofacial dysostosis) is a rare genetic disorder also characterized by premature closure of cranial sutures. | |||
- microcephaly | - microcephaly | ||
- acrania | - acrania | ||
Latest revision as of 10:22, 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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