Question 200 · LEK · Physical development
Indicate true statements concerning the anterior fontanel:
1) immediately after childbirth the skull bones overlap and the fontanel may seem smaller;
2) anterior fontanel correctly closes 6-8 weeks after childbirth;
3) tense fontanel raises suspicion of dehydration;
4) premature ossification (closing) of the anterior fontanel may lead to microcephaly;
5) delayed ossification (closing) of the anterior fontanel is observed, for example in rickets;
6) anterior fontanel correctly closes between 9th and 18th month of life.
The correct answer is:
2) anterior fontanel correctly closes 6-8 weeks after childbirth;
3) tense fontanel raises suspicion of dehydration;
4) premature ossification (closing) of the anterior fontanel may lead to microcephaly;
5) delayed ossification (closing) of the anterior fontanel is observed, for example in rickets;
6) anterior fontanel correctly closes between 9th and 18th month of life.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,4,5.
- B. 1,4,5,6.
- C. 1,3,5,6.
- D. 2,3,4,5.
- E. 1,3,4,5.
Hint
Separate anterior from posterior fontanel closure times, and recall what a bulging versus a sunken fontanel suggests.
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