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The soft spots are called fontanelles. They occur at the fibrous sutures (joints) between the plates of the skull, and usually fuse with bone (ossify) within the first two years after birth. The spacing between the skull plates is necessary for proper expansion as the brain grows.
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∙ 6y agoThere are actually two soft spots on an infant's head and they're called "fontanelles". The posterior fontanelle is a soft spot located on the back of the infant's head. The anterior fontanelle is a soft spot located on top of the infant's head.
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∙ 13y agoIt's called a fontanel or fontanelle and allows the baby's head to pass more easily through the birth canal.
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∙ 10y agoThe soft spots of the fetal skull are called fontanels.
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∙ 7y agoThe soft spot on an infant's head is called the fontanel.
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∙ 14y agoA fontanel or fontanelle
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∙ 13y agoThe fontanelle
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∙ 6y agoThey are called fontanelles.
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What is the soft spot on your throat called?
the soft palet
What is the structure also known as the blind spot?
The blind spot is the part of the eye where the optic nerve leaves the eye. There are no light receptors so that is why it is called the blind spot.The spot is called the optic disc, or optic nerve head. Whatever part of your field of vision that falls upon this small spot will not be transmitted to the brain as part of the image. Fortunately for us, where two healthy eyes are functioning, the blind spot of each eye is compensated for by the other eye. There are quick and easy demonstrations of the blind spot that can be very dramatic for first-timers. What you 'perceive' at the blind spot is what the brain literally fills in. The spot seems to take on the general texture and color of whatever is around it. There is no perception of a 'black spot', or an empty space, since these would have to be detected visually.
Why is the blind spot so called?
a blind spot is when someone stares at the light and it makes a spot in there eye that makes them blind.they call it a blind spot because it makes you blind and it makes a spot in your eye.
What is the movement of gases or liquids from a cooler spot to a warmer spot?
Convection is the movement of gases or liquids from a cooler spot to a warmer spot.
What are dark spots on the sun where gas is cooler?
The cooler dark spots on the sun are called sunspots.
Soft spot on a babys head?
Its called a fontanel
What is a babys soft spot called?
two "spots" generally combine to make up the larger spot. they are the posterior fontanel and the anterior fontanel
What happens if babys soft spot closes to soon?
It will not allow room for the brain to grow as it should.
The baby's soft spot is called?
The one on the top of the head is called the anterior fontanelle and the one at the back is called posterior fontanelle
Is it abnormal for the front and top of a puppy's head to be soft?
When first born, it is normal for the top of a puppy's head to be soft. This is called the soft spot or fontanelle and is where the bones of the skull have not yet fused to facilitate the birthing process. Over the next few weeks the soft spot should harden and fuse.
What is the soft spot on a baby head?
The soft spots on a baby's head are called fontanelles. There are two of them, the larger one close to the front of the head, and a smaller one that closes soon after birth further back on the head.
Is there an actual spot on your head if you rub it you will die?
No. Babies have a "soft spot" on their head but it eventually closes.
What is fonatel?
a soft spot on a baby's head
When does the soft spot on a babies head close?
The soft spot on a baby's head closes as he or she grows. Since the head is still developing as an infant, it will gradually come into its own as the child grows.
Do adults have soft spots?
An adult soft spot is usually a soft spot found on the side of the skull, instead of the fontanel that are found in an infant's skull. What the adult soft spot does, it actually supports the skull; avoiding a severe head injury.
What is the soft spot on your throat called?
the soft palet
What if your baby fell of the bed and bumped his head?
Well if its crying then that's ok but if it fell anywhere near its soft spot which is located on the top of a babys head where the brain is,then you need to go to the doctor NOW because you can not let anything hit it because it could kill your baby.
