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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.

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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.


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! :)


Why at birth is there 270 bones and only 206 as adults?

Babies have more bones so their bodies are more flexible to fit through the birth canal. As the baby grows the bones join together. A good example of this is the babies head, the bones in the skull are separated until about 18 months. The spaces between these bones in the skull is what is often called a soft spots.


Why do babies have more bones than the adult body?

Babies have more bones than adults because some of their bones have not yet fused together. As a baby grows, these bones gradually fuse or join together to form larger bones. This process results in a decrease in the total number of bones as the baby matures into an adult.


How much bones do you have when you're a baby?

A newborn baby has around 300 bones.A baby has 300 bones at birth. As they grow older the small bones grow together unil finaly as as an adult there are 206.A baby has about 300 bones at birth. As they grow small bones grow together and as an adult you have 206 bones.

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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.


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.


Who has more bones adults teenagers or babies?

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


How are baby bones different from adults?

Young children have smaller bones than 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 ...


Do babies have Moore bones than us kids and adults?

yes, a baby has 300 bones at birth, but the bones join together so an adult has only 206 bones


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.


What causes a human to go from having 270 bones to 206 bones?

I suspect you're referring to the fact that adult humans have many fewer bones than babies. Adults have fewer bones because as we mature, bones that are separate in babies fuse to become one bone in the adult.


Do babies or adults get cancer easier?

adults will get cancer more than babies


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! :)


How does the sensitivity of babies' hearing compare to that of adults?

Babies have more sensitive hearing than adults. They can hear higher frequencies and softer sounds than adults can. This heightened sensitivity helps babies learn language and communicate with their caregivers.


What type of people does liver cancer affect babies kids or adults?

Primary liver cancer can occur in both adults and children. However, treatment for children is different than treatment for adults.