Fetal Skull (4 fontanels) Flashcards by Alyssa Keenan | Brainscape

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Anterior fontanelle:

Posterior fontanelle

Sphenoidal fontanelle

Mastoid fontanelle

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Anterior Fontanelle

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Top of head
Between frontal bone & parietal

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Sphenoidal fontanelle

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Superior/anterior to temporal bone

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Mastoid fontanelle

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Posterior to mastoid process

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Posterior fontanelle

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Between occipital bone & parietal

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