Skull of a Newborn
The "sutures" or anatomical lines where the bony plates of the skull join together can be easily felt in the newborn infant. The diamond shaped space on the top of the skull and the smaller space further to the back are often referred to as the "soft spot" in young infants.
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• Bulging Fontanelles
• Developmental Milestones
• Fetal Head Molding
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• Infantile Reflexes
• Large Fontanelles
• Large Fontanelles (Lateral View)
• Microcephaly
• Moro Reflex
• Newborn Head Molding
• Sunken Fontanelles (Superior View)
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• Cranial Sutures
• Craniosynostosis
• Fontanelles - Bulging
• Fontanelles - Excessively Large
• Fontanelles - Sunken
• Hydrocephalus
• Increased Head Circumference
• Infant - Newborn Development
• Microcephaly
• Newborn Head Molding
• Sutures - Ridged
• Sutures - Separated
Review Date : 3/15/2001
Reviewed By : A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team
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