fontanelle

fontanel

Anatomical structure that is a membranous gap between bones of the skull[TAO]. In humans: Fontanelles are soft spots on a baby's head which, during birth, enable the bony plates of the skull to flex, allowing the child's head to pass through the birth canal. The ossification of the bones of the skull cause the fontanelles to close over by a child's second birthday. The closures eventually form the sutures of the neurocranium. Although there are the two anterior and posterior fontanelles, there are two more fontanelles of interest, the mastoid fontanelle, and the sphenoidal fontanelle[WP].

Type Bone
Nom latin fontanel
FMA ID 75438

Sous-structures

anterior fontanel Organ posterior fontanelle Bone posterior cranial fontanel Organ anterior cranial fontanel Organ lateral fontanel of frontal Bone sphenoidal fontanelle Organ

Questions fréquentes

What is the fontanelle?
Anatomical structure that is a membranous gap between bones of the skull[TAO]. In humans: Fontanelles are soft spots on a baby's head which, during birth, enable the bony plates of the skull to flex, allowing the child's head to pass through the birth canal. The ossification of the bones of the skul
What is the Latin name for the fontanelle?
The Latin name for the fontanelle is fontanel.

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