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Yes, infants have about 30 more bones than adults.
As we get older, the bones fuse together to get the 206 bones most adults have.
As an infant, these bones (especially those in the skull) are un-fused and thus make up "more" bones.

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How is a babies bones different than an adults?

The baby's skull is broken up in to many sections, as the child gets older those pieces fuse together to make one solid structure. Also, baby's are born with out knee caps. Babies are born with 270 bones, as they get older, they have 206.


The skin of infants is more easily penetrated and injured by abrasion than that of adults. Based on this fact which stratum of the epidermis is probably much thinner in infants than that in adults?

The stratum corneum is likely much thinner in infants compared to adults. This outermost layer of the epidermis acts as a protective barrier against abrasion and injury, suggesting that its relative thinness in infants contributes to their increased susceptibility to skin damage.


A fracture that is common in children whose bones have relatively more collagen in their matrix and are more flexible than those of adults is?

Greenstick fracture is common in children because their bones have a higher collagen content and are more flexible than adults' bones. This type of fracture occurs when the bone bends and partially breaks, similar to how a green stick would break.


How many more bones does a baby have than humans?

because an infant's bone is still growing and joining its bones.But an adult's bones have grown so they have less bones where as again a infants bones r stil growing and ther4 they hv more bones hope this helps! :)


What bones do babies have that adults do not?

Babies have more bones than adults but the only way this is, is because numerous bones the babies have are not yet fused together. For example, the skull of a baby is several different bones, after a while they fuse together to form the complete skull.

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Why do infants lesser bones than adults?

They do not, they have more bones than adults. This is because the cranial bones have not fused.


Do adults have fewer bones than a new-born baby?

New born babies have various pieces of bones that have not yet fused together into the complete bones that adults have, so as a result, babies have more bones.


Do infants develop prickly heat?

Infants are more likely to get miliaria rubra than adults.


How is a babies bones different than an adults?

The baby's skull is broken up in to many sections, as the child gets older those pieces fuse together to make one solid structure. Also, baby's are born with out knee caps. Babies are born with 270 bones, as they get older, they have 206.


How many bones when where a baby?

About 306, more than when we are adults because our bones morph together and make us bigger when we are adults.


Why chilrens have more bones?

Babies have more bones than adults because as they grow up, some of the bones fuse together to form one bone ...


How are baby bones different from adults?

Young children have smaller bones than adults.


Who has more bones adults teenagers or babies?

As I know I think babies have less bone in their skull than adults.


Why is baby born with more white blood cells?

Red blood count is higher in infants as compared in adults. This is probably so because the growth in infants is very fast. Infants gain three times weight in first year of his life. By the second year the weight gain is only 20 %. So infants need more oxygen carrying capacity in the blood. That is why RBC count is more in infants as compared to adults.


How are bones of a baby different from a grown person?

They are still growing so the ends of the bones have growth plates known as epiphyseal plates. Adults have an epiphyseal line where the plate once was.The growth occurs toward the shaft of the bone.Children's bones tend to bend much more than adults' bones before they break. When children's bones do break they heal faster than adult bones.yeswhen you were born you had 300 bones, as you grow older your bones attach to eachother so now you have 260 bones. the diffence may be the size and lenth of bones. adult bones might be a little more bruised and fractured as adults have been in more accidents than children, as adults have had more experience.Diiferentiate the adult bones and child bones


The skin of infants is more easily penetrated and injured by abrasion than that of adults. Based on this fact which stratum of the epidermis is probably much thinner in infants than that in adults?

The stratum corneum is likely much thinner in infants compared to adults. This outermost layer of the epidermis acts as a protective barrier against abrasion and injury, suggesting that its relative thinness in infants contributes to their increased susceptibility to skin damage.


How is infant body structure different from adult body structure?

Infant bodies are proportionally smaller, with larger heads in relation to their bodies. They have less developed skeletal structures, softer cartilage, and more fragile bones compared to adults. Infants have different anatomical adaptations, such as a fontanelle in the skull that allows for brain growth during early development.