Peds

Question 1

Skull bones are separated by unossified membranes called _____ .

Why?

Answer 1

Fontanels
( replaced with bone after 1 year)

• Allows rapid growth of the brain
• Allows for compression of the skull during delivery

Question 2

What are the 6 fontanels

Answer 2

1. Anterior fontanel
2. Posterior fontanel
3. Rt. sphenoidal fontanel
4. Lt. Sphenoidal fontanel
5. Rt. mastoidal fontanel
6. Lt. mastoidial fontanel

Question 3

When do sinus begin to develop

Answer 3

Fetal life

Question 4

______ sinuses are usually the only ones developed enough to be demonstrated radiographically at birth

Answer 4

Maxillary

Question 5

Ethmoids do not fully develop until ___to ___ years of age

Answer 5

17 to 18 years old

Question 6

What is the routine skull projections done for peds

Answer 6

1. AP
2. Lateral (1 or 2)
3. Townes

Question 7

What is thalassemia

Answer 7

Inherited blood disorder that results in destruction in RBC and leads to anemia

• can cause stillbirths
• can cause bone deformities in the face

Question 8

____ occurs when the Skull prematurely fuses
by ossification thereby
changing the growth
pattern of the skull

Answer 8

Craniosynostosis

Question 9

an abnormal expansion of 
cavities (ventricles) within 
the brain that is caused by 
the accumulation of 
cerebrospinal fluid.

Answer 9

Hydrocephalus

Question 10

how is Hydrocephalus treated?

Answer 10

by adding shunts that allows CSF to gradually be absorbed back into the bloodstream