Preferred Label : anterior fontanel;
Uberon definition : In humans, the anterior fontanelle (bregmatic fontanelle, frontal fontanelle) is the
largest, and is placed at the junction of the sagittal suture, coronal suture, and
frontal suture; it is lozenge-shaped, and measures about 4 cm in its antero-posterior
and 2.5 cm in its transverse diameter. The fontanelle allows the skull to deform during
birth to ease its passage through the birth canal and for expansion of the brain after
birth. While the posterior and lateral fontanelles are obliterated by about six months
after birth, the anterior is not completely closed until about the middle of the second
year. Full ossification starts in the late twenties and finishes before the age of
50 . [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : anterior fontanelle;
Uberon related term : bregmatic fontanelle; frontal fontanelle;
Origin ID : 0002510;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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In humans, the anterior fontanelle (bregmatic fontanelle, frontal fontanelle) is the
largest, and is placed at the junction of the sagittal suture, coronal suture, and
frontal suture; it is lozenge-shaped, and measures about 4 cm in its antero-posterior
and 2.5 cm in its transverse diameter. The fontanelle allows the skull to deform during
birth to ease its passage through the birth canal and for expansion of the brain after
birth. While the posterior and lateral fontanelles are obliterated by about six months
after birth, the anterior is not completely closed until about the middle of the second
year. Full ossification starts in the late twenties and finishes before the age of
50 . [WP,unvetted].
