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What are the differences between the fetal skull and adult skull?
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∙ 13y ago
the calvarium of the adult scull is fused, in the fetus the bones making up the skull are not fused (not joined together), also the're actually quiet a lot of space around the bones - called fontanelles or "soft spots" on a baby's head that you can feel on the back of the head in many babies until 6-9 months or so and on the front of many babies until 15-18 months or so.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIn the adult skeleton the coxal bones have fused (ischium, pubic, and ilium), while in the fetal skeleton these bones have not fused.
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Are the same skull bones seen in the adult found in the fetal skull?
no!
What are two characteristics of the fetal skeleton skull that differ from the adult skeleton?
The first is the fetal skull, which is much more malleable than an adult human skull, secondly it is much, much smaller than an adults'.
What is a frontanel?
Indentations between the bones of the fetal skull
What is the fibrous connections between the bones of a fetal skull?
Fontanels
What is the fibrous connections between the bones of the fetal skull?
Fontanels
Which is NOT a difference between a foetal skull and an adult skull?
• The foetal skull bones have different names to those in the adult SkUll
Which is NOT adifference between a foetal skull andan adult skull?
• The foetal skull bones have different names to those in the adult Skull
What is fetal skull moulding?
fetal skull moulding is the change in the shape of the fetal head during its passage in the birth canal.
How does an infant's skull differ from an adult skull?
1-adult skull is fused while children's and fetus 's skull is unfused.2-The fetus and children's skull is flexable the "fontanels are soft to help mom inbirth while adult skull is rigid and hard not flexable but it is breakable.3-The fetus and children's skull is smaller thinner and composed of deformable bones while adult's skull is bigger thicker and not deformable usually after age 18-25.
What is the function of the fontanelle's in the fetal skull?
The fontanels allow the fetal skull to be compressed slightly during birth and also allow for brain growth during late fetal life.
What is the function of fontanelles in the fetal skull?
The fontanels allow the fetal skull to be compressed slightly during birth and also allow for brain growth during late fetal life.
What do the un-fused areas of the fetal skull become in the adult skull?
well the skull grows until all the plates finally mean. the area where they meet is connected by a tissue called sutures which is a non movable ligament to hold bones together
