KROK 1 2015 – Question 102 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
Examination of a 6-month-old child revealed a delay in closure of the occipital fontanelle. When should it normally close?
- A. Before the child is born
- B. Before the end of the first year of life
- C. Before 6 months
- D. Before 3 months
- E. Before the end of the second year of life
Hint
The occipital fontanelle is the smaller of the infant's fontanelles; think about how early after birth the smallest, triangular one ossifies compared with the large one.
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