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anterior fontanelle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fontanel, fontanelle, soft spot |
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anterior fontanelle
The most common site for cranial ultrasound is the anterior fontanelle.
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The anterior fontanelle enables the two frontal bones of the skull to slide past each other, much like the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust.
From the guardian.co.uk
In chimpanzees and bononbos, by contrast, brain growth occurs mostly in the womb, and the anterior fontanelle is closed at around the time of birth.
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If your child experiences blunt trauma or minor bumps over the anterior fontanelle, treatment is the same as trauma to any other part of the head.
From the stltoday.com
In humans, the anterior fontanelle remains open for the first few years of life, allowing for the massive increase in brain size, which occurs largely during early life.
From the guardian.co.uk
Comparison of this more recent reconstruction with scans of other species now reveal that the skull of Taung Child has a small, triangle-shaped remnant of the anterior fontanelle.
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A newborn has six fontanelles, but the most prominent is the anterior fontanelle, also called the soft spot, or the junction between the two frontal and two parietal bones.
From the stltoday.com
Injuries that break the skin over the anterior fontanelle in infants and toddlers require urgent evaluation, but are very rare and usually associated with inflicted injury.
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