Based on their shape, the sternum and ribs are classified as _____ bones. Name t

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Based on their shape, the sternum and ribs are classified as _____ bones. Name two organs protected by the thoracic cage. _____ What bones, besides the ribs, articulate with the sternum? Traumatic brain injuries often lead to accumulation of fluid around the brain. In infants, this can lead to compression of the nervous tissue and expansion of the skull. Explain what structure allows this expansion. _____ How is this different from what may happen in an adult? _____ "Cleft palate" is a congenital defect. Which bones are involved in this defect? _____ List the functions of the newborn that get affected: _____ For the following abnormal curves, describe the region of the vertebral column that is affected:

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1) fontanelles and sutures, adult skull is fixed in size and shape as the sutures have osstified resulting in internal contusion and concussion thus does not expand

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