Your Friend Greg Is Hit in the Jaw and When

question 108

Multiple Choice

Your friend Greg is hit in the jaw and when looking at him, his face looks misaligned. You immediately takehim to the emergency room and are not surprised to learn that he has a broken

• A) temporal bone.
• B) zygomatic bone.
• C) mandible.
• D) external auditory meatus.
• E) clavicle.

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Definitions:

Anterior Cavity

A body cavity located at the front part of the body, which includes the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities, housing major organs.

Fovea Centralis

A small depression in the retina of the eye where visual acuity is highest, owing to a high density of cones.

Peripheral Portions

The outer regions or edges of an area or structure, often contrasted with the central or core areas.

Cones

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye responsible for color vision and visual acuity under bright light conditions.