Paul viewed his newborn daughter through the nursery window at the hospital and was distressed because the infant’s skull was badly misshapen. A nurse told him not to worry— the shape of the infant’s head would return to normal in a few days. What caused the misshapen skull, and what anatomic feature of the neonatal skull allows it to return to a more rounded shape?

Paul viewed his newborn daughter through the nursery window at the hospital and was distressed because the infant’s skull was badly misshapen. A nurse told him not to worry— the shape of the infant’s head would return to normal in a few days. What caused the misshapen skull, and what anatomic feature of the neonatal skull allows it to return to a more rounded shape?

Anatomy & Physiology

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168130

Author:Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

Publisher:Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

Chapter7: Axial Skeleton

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 43CTQ: Discuss the process that gives rise to the base and facial bones of the skull.

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