its the spot at the top of an infants head were the skull is not completey hardened
The fontanelle. A skull is composed of a number of plates that fuse together after birth. A newborn has close to 300 bones in its whole body and many of them fuse together before adulthood as an anult only has 206
The fontanelles at the back and the front of the baby's skull harden in about three to eighteen months. respectively.
The soft part in the babies head is called the Fontanelle and closes at around 18 months The soft part in the babies head is called the Fontanelle and closes at around 18 months
Anterior frontanelle is the soft spot because its a small section where the skull has not yet formed
that is called the baby's soft spot. which is when the baby's skull is not fully developed.
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The bones of the skull fuse together in childhood. They are not solid when the baby is born. That's why the baby's head has the "soft spot" called the fontanelle.
When a baby is born the skull is not a solid dome as it is in adults. it is a collection of bones held together with thick fibrous sheaths. the bones need to be able to mould or float across each other as the baby passes through the birth canal during its delivery, as it is a bit of a tight squeeze. The skull bones later fuse to become the rigid skull of the adult. you can feel the babies fontanelle or soft spot for months after its birth. the connecting fibrous sheaths are felt as suture lines on the babys skull.
The anterior fontanelle was soft at birth as this allows the baby's head to exit the birth canal safely. As the baby gets older, the fontanelle closes and hardens to a normal skull.
This condition causes the skull to bulge because the soft spot becomes hard. If left untreated the baby could die or become severely retarded. The condition can be corrected through surgery by cutting the skull into four quadrants. I cannot remember the name for this condition! The name of the condition is called craniosynostosis.
Most of ab baby's bones are made up of cartilage that eventually hardens into bone
New babies heads can take a while to reach their eventual shape while the skull hardens. If you're concerned, see a doctor. Don't listen to busybodies who give you amateur information, stick with the health professionals.
No. Its called a skull.
that is called the baby's soft spot. which is when the baby's skull is not fully developed.
No, because the baby will not have protection for the brain.
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The separate plates of a baby's skull eventually becomes fused together as the baby grows. In an adult, the skull has become one (cranium), with a hinged jawbone attached.
a baby can seat in the fornt of the car at 11!!!!
The soft patch on a newborn baby's skull is called the fontanelle. The fontanelle allows for the growth and expansion of the skull during the first year of life. It eventually closes as the bones of the skull fully develop.
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