Question

name the fontanelles found on the infant skull. (figure 7-16)
frontal, parietal, occipital, and sphenoid
sphenoidal (paired), mastoid (paired), anterior, and posterior
superior, inferior, anterior, and posterior
sphenoidal (paired), anterior, and posterior
coronal, sagittal, lambdoid, and squamous

Explanation:

The fontanelles on an infant skull include the sphenoidal (paired), mastoid (paired), anterior, and posterior fontanelles. These are areas of fibrous connective - tissue that allow for the growth and molding of the skull during birth and early development.

Answer:

sphenoidal (paired), mastoid (paired), anterior, and posterior