Fontaneles on an Infant's Head ________

question 129

Multiple Choice

Fontaneles on an infant's head ________.

• A) occur where the cranial bones have not yet fused
• B) allow the skull to be distorted without damage
• C) are areas of fibrous connective tissue
• D) All of the answers are correct.
• E) None of the answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Cortex

The outer layers of the brain in humans and other mammals. Most thinking, feeling, and sensing involves the cortex.

Outer Layers

Pertains to the exterior surfaces or coatings of an object, material, or biological entity, often protecting or enclosing more sensitive inner structures.

Brain

The complex organ located in the skull responsible for thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger, and every process that regulates our body.

Cortex

is the outermost layer of the brain, involved in complex functions such as perception, thought, and voluntary movement.