A Newborn Has Facial Deformities, a Smaller Than Normal Head

question 178

Multiple Choice

A newborn has facial deformities, a smaller than normal head, heart defects, impaired intelligence, learning difficulties, and delayed growth. If these defects can be traced to a teratogen used during pregnancy, which was the most likely cause?

• A) Nicotine
• B) Cocaine
• C) Marijuana
• D) Alcohol

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Definitions:

Median Sacral Crest

A ridge on the posterior surface of the sacrum formed by the fusion of spinous processes, serving as an attachment for muscles.

Zygomatic

Referring to the cheekbone or zygoma, a bone that shapes the face and forms the orbit of the eye.

Ethmoid

The ethmoid bone is a spongy, cuboid-shaped bone situated between the eyes and forming part of the cranial base and the nasal cavity walls.

Lacrimal

Related to tears or the glands that produce tears.