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Soft spot on a babys head?
Its called a fontanel
What causes a sunken anterior fontanel?
Dehydration
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
Why have corn snake eggs become sunken?
Need more detail but my first instinct is to say dehydrated ! Sometimes they become sunken towards the end of the gestation period - prior to hatching.
What are soft spots in a babys head called?
"Fontanelle" (sometimes spelled "fontanel".) There are actually four of them, but the anterior fontanelle (directly on top) is usually the most noticeable.
How many fontanel babies are born with?
Babies are born with six fontanels, or soft spots, on their skull. These fontanels allow for flexibility during birth and rapid brain growth in infancy. Over time, they gradually close as the baby's skull bones develop and fuse together.
How many fontanels has a fetal skull?
Anterior (frontal) Fontanel Posterior (occipital) Fontanel Anterolateral (sphenoid) Fontanel Posterolateral (mastoid) Fontanel
What are the names of the fontanels in fetal skull?
Anterior (frontal) Fontanel Posterior (occipital) Fontanel Anterolateral (sphenoid) Fontanel Posterolateral (mastoid) Fontanel
Is the coronal fontanel medial to the posterior fontanel?
The posterior fontanel would be in the back of the head. The coronal fontanel would be located in another part of the brain.
What is fontanel fate?
Fontanel means "soft spot"; fate.
Why does the anterior fontanel close on babys?
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.
What is the fate of a fontanel?
Fontanelle or Fontanel is the soft spot of an infant human skull between the cranial bones. The posterior fontanel closes on the first few months of life.
