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They have not been completely ossified, which the process by which they turn from cartilage to bone.
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Why are skull bones rather soft in fetal pigs and newborn humans?
Skulls are softer and divided into more parts to assist with the birth process. Skulls that are pliable move through the birth canal more easily causing less stress on the infant and the mother.
What is the function of the cartilages found at the joint?
The cartilages at the ends of bones act as a soft pliable cushion between the bones that form the joint. Bone on bone movement is very painful.
What is a fontenel?
A fontanel is any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus. They are more commonly discussed as the "soft spots" in a infant's skull.
What is the large soft spot at the junction of the parietal bones and the frontal bone in the infant cranium is the?
Anterior fontanel
Is perspex a soft solid?
Perspex (PMMA) is not a soft solid.
What causes the softening of temporal area of infant?
the bones of the skull aren't fused together yet because the head is still growing. this causes the middle area to still be soft
How does an infant skull differ from an adult skull?
Radiation that penetrates only two inches into the brain of an adult will reach deeper into the brain of an child. Because children skulls are thinner than adults and their brains contain more absorptive fluid.
What is a word that describes camel lips?
Soft, pliable, flexible.
What structures allow the infant head to be compressed during birth and accommodate brain growth in the fetus and infant?
Fontanelles, or "soft spots". These are features of the infant skull that have soft gaps between the cranial bones. They allow for rapid stretching and deformation, since the brain expands faster than the surrounding bone can grow.
What kind of soft pliable substance is used to make ceramics?
clay
What should do if the face seal is not soft smooth or pliable?
turn in the mask
What is the different of soft bones and hard bones?
soft you can bend and hard you can not
