Age-Related Anatomical Changes — Flashcards

The infant has a _____ position of larynx compared to adults

Adenoids show enlargement upto age _____ and regress after that.

Wrist joint centres fuse by the age of _____ years

All ossification centres appear in the body by the age of _____ years

Two aspects of tooth development have been used in the estimation of dental age are: their _____ and mineralization

Two types of bronchogenic cysts can be either _____ (10-15%) or mediastinal (65-90%)

Sutures ossify on the _____ surface before they ossify on the ectocranial surface (endo/ectocranial)

In children, the spinal cord terminates at the _____ border of the L3 vertebra.

The earliest tooth to erupt in secondary (permanent) dentition is a _____ molar.

Hint: central/first

The earliest tooth to erupt in primary (temporary) dentition is a _____ central incisor.

Hint: maxilla/mandible