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].

Tipo Bone
Nome latino fontanel
FMA ID 75438

Sub-estruturas

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

Perguntas frequentes

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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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.