FETAL SKULL - QUIZ

Which among the following is referred to as the overlap of the bones of the fetal head that allows the pelvis to accommodate the fetal head in labor

• Moulding

• Capacitation

• Engagement

• Nodding

Which among the following is NOT the part of the skull

• Vault

• Roof

• Face

• Occiput

The point between the eyebrows is referred to as

(a)  

The fetal head is large in relation to the fetal body compared with the adult

• True

• False

The bone of the vault that has no significance in obstetrics is

• Frontal bone

• Temporal bone

• Parietal bone

• Occipital bone

The suture that is located between the parietal bones divides the skull into left and right halves is

• Frontal suture

• Coronal suture

• Sagittal suture

• Lambdoidal suture

The region of the skull that extends from the anterior fontanelle and the coronal suture to the orbital ridges

• Vertex

• Sinciput

• Occiput

• Face

The fontanelle that is membranous, which closes at 18 months and of much clinical significance is

• Bregma / Anterior fontanelle

• Lambda / Posterior fontanelle

• Mastoid fontanelle

• Sphenoid fontanelle

The antero posterior diameter of the skull that is favorable for vertex presentation is

• SOB

• OF

• MV

• SMV

The parietal diameter that extends between the two parietal diameter measures

• 8 cm

• 8.5 cm

• 9 cm

• 9.5 cm