Q 01/05

Roughly how many bones does a human have at birth, before some fuse together?

A) About 150

B) About 206

C) About 240

D) About 270

Answer · why

D) About 270

About 270: a newborn has roughly 270 bones, many of them partly cartilage; the skull plates, sacrum and other pieces fuse over the years down to the a...

Q 02/05

A newborn's kneecap is made of what?

A) Soft cartilage

B) Fused tendon

C) Hollow bone

D) Dense muscle

Answer · why

A) Soft cartilage

Soft cartilage: a newborn's patella is entirely cartilage and only begins ossifying into bone between about ages three and five, one reason toddlers c...

Q 03/05

What is the everyday name for the fontanelles, the membranous gaps between the bones of a baby's skull?

A) Soft spots

B) Baby seams

C) Dimples

D) Growth lines

Answer · why

A) Soft spots

Soft spots: fontanelles are the membrane-covered gaps between a baby's skull bones; the diamond-shaped anterior one at the top front usually closes be...

Q 04/05

The word "infant" comes from a Latin word meaning what?

A) New life

B) Unspeaking

C) Beloved

D) Small one

Answer · why

B) Unspeaking

Unspeaking: infant comes from the Latin infans, 'not speaking' (in- plus fari, 'to speak'); in Roman usage the word covered any child too young to tal...

Q 05/05

In developed countries, what is the approximate average birth weight of a full-term newborn?

A) About 5 lb

B) About 7.5 lb

C) About 9 lb

D) About 11 lb

Answer · why

B) About 7.5 lb

About 7.5 lb: the average full-term newborn weighs around 7.5 lb (3.4 kg); boys average slightly heavier than girls, and birth weight roughly doubles ...