Differences between a young child's skeleton and that of a small adult include which of the following?
A) The child's skeleton has full dentition.
B) In the child's skeleton, a frontal suture is present until age 2-8.
C) There is a large mastoid process in the child's skeleton.
D) The external auditory meatus is larger in the child.
E) All of the answers are correct.

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The presence of a frontal suture until age 2-8 is a clear difference between a young child's skeleton and that of a small adult.

Answer: C 
 The presence of a larger mastoid process in the child's skeleton is another difference between a young child's skeleton and that of a small adult.

Answer: D 
 The external auditory meatus is larger in the child, which is another difference between a young child's skeleton and that of a small adult.

Therefore, the best choices are B, C, and D. Choice E is incorrect because not all the answers are correct (choice A is incorrect).

Differences Between a Young Child's Skeleton and That of a Small