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What is a boat-shaped abdomen?
A boat-shaped abdomen is another term for a scaphoid abdomen - a condition in which the abdomen's anterior wall is sunken and hollow.
What anterior pituitary hormone causes the enlarged ovarian follicle to rupture and release a mature ovum?
Luteinizing hormone (LH) is the anterior pituitary hormone that causes the enlarged ovarian follicle to rupture and release a mature ovum during ovulation.
Which plants have sunken stomata?
generally xerophytic plants have sunken stomata
Where is the posterior fontanel?
The posterior fontanel is located at the back of the head where the parietal and occipital bones meet in a newborn baby. It typically closes by the time the baby is 2 months old.
What bone does not form a border for a fontanel?
The sphenoid bone does not form a border for a fontanel. Fontanels are soft spots on a baby's skull formed by the gaps between the skull bones.
What are the names of the fontanels in fetal skull?
Anterior (frontal) Fontanel Posterior (occipital) Fontanel Anterolateral (sphenoid) Fontanel Posterolateral (mastoid) Fontanel
How many fontanels has a fetal skull?
A fetal skull has six fontanels: two anterior (sagittal and frontal) and four posterior (two squamous and two mastoid). These membranous gaps eventually close as the skull bones fuse together during infancy.
Is the coronal fontanel medial to the posterior fontanel?
The posterior fontanel would be in the back of the head. The coronal fontanel would be located in another part of the brain.
What is a babys soft spot called?
two "spots" generally combine to make up the larger spot. they are the posterior fontanel and the anterior fontanel
How do the skull joints change after birth?
They gradually fuse, so that eventually there is no anterior fontanel (or posterior fontanel) either.
Which one of the fontanels is the most dorsal?
The anterior fontanel is the most dorsal fontanel, located at the intersection of the sagittal suture and the coronal suture on the top of the skull.
What is the name for the soft part on top of a baby's head?
The anterior fontanel
Where is the anterior fontanel?
The anterior fontanel is located at the top of a baby's head, towards the front. It is a soft spot where the skull bones have not yet fused together, allowing for some movement during childbirth and rapid brain growth in the first year of life.
Identify the age range for the closure of the anterior fontanel of the skull?
6-24 months
How many fontanel babies are born with?
Babies are born with six fontanels, or soft spots, on their skull. These fontanels allow for flexibility during birth and rapid brain growth in infancy. Over time, they gradually close as the baby's skull bones develop and fuse together.
The fontanel between the parietal and occipital bones is the?
The fontanel between the parietal and occipital bones is the posterior fontanelle, also known as the lambda fontanelle. It is typically smaller and closes earlier than the anterior fontanelle.
What causes sunken veins?
Dehidration is a major cause in sunken veins.
