Preferred Label : fontanelle;
Uberon definition : 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].;
Uberon synonym : fontanelles; fontanels; fontanel;
Origin ID : 0002221;
UMLS CUI : C0224548;
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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].
