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"Fontanelle" (sometimes spelled "fontanel".) There are actually four of them, but the anterior fontanelle (directly on top) is usually the most noticeable.
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Soft spot on a babys head?
Its called a fontanel
Why cant you touch a babies head?
Babys Have These Things On Their Heads Right When They're Born Called "Soft Spots" So Yea If You Touch It... DONT CAUSE IT WILL KILL THE BABY :(
What are the soft spots on a babies head called?
The fontanelles.
What is the soft spot on the top of a babys head called?
The soft spots are called fontanelles. They occur at the fibrous sutures (joints) between the plates of the skull, and usually fuse with bone (ossify) within the first two years after birth. The spacing between the skull plates is necessary for proper expansion as the brain grows.
What is a babys soft spot called?
two "spots" generally combine to make up the larger spot. they are the posterior fontanel and the anterior fontanel
What are soft spots in the skull called?
sucka! your going to die!
What is the soft spot on a baby head?
The soft spots on a baby's head are called fontanelles. There are two of them, the larger one close to the front of the head, and a smaller one that closes soon after birth further back on the head.
Medical term for a soft spot on babys head?
The soft spots on a baby's head are called fontanelles. There are two of them, the larger one close to the front of the head, and a smaller one that closes soon after birth further back on the head.
Baby's soft spots are called?
They are called fontanelles.
How soft is cheetahs fur?
As soft as a babys bottom.
Eventually these soft spots are replaced by immovable joints called what?
Sutures
What is the name of the soft spots on a babies head?
Fontanelles. These allow for the bony plates of the baby's skull to 'flex' during birth
