During your lab you are asked to identify the condition exhibited by a juvenile female skull, in addition to suggesting the likely cause of the condition.You observe porous bone in the eye orbits.You identify the condition as

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The condition described with porous bone in the eye orbits is cribraorbitalia. This condition is often associated with iron-deficiency anemia or parasitic infection, making D the best option. Porotic hyperostosis (A) involves expansion and thinning of the cranial bones and can be associated with many different conditions, including iron-deficiency anemia. Periosteal reaction (B) involves thickening of the bone in response to injury or infection and would not produce the porous bone seen in this case. Hypoplasias (C) are areas of underdevelopment or incomplete growth in the bone and can result from different factors, such as malnutrition or parasitic infection, but again would not produce the porous bone seen in this case.

During Your Lab You Are Asked to Identify the Condition