Skull of a full term 9 month fetus showing the anterior "soft spot" or fontanelle


Skull of a full term 9 month fetus The skull shows the sutures separating the cranial bones that have not yet fused The anterior fontanelle or soft spot is visible


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Photo credit: © Martin Shields / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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