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FMA. 75437. Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] A fontanelle (or fontanel) (colloquially, soft spot) is an anatomical feature of the infant human skull comprising soft membranous gaps ( sutures) between the cranial bones that make up the calvaria of a fetus or an infant. [1] Fontanelles allow for stretching and deformation of the ...
Baby Head, Texas. / 30.88833°N 98.65306°W / 30.88833; -98.65306. Baby Head or Babyhead is a ghost town in Llano County, Texas, United States. [1] The townsite and associated Baby Head Cemetery lie along Texas State Highway 16, approximately nine miles north of Llano. Babyhead Mountain lies about 4000 feet to the west and rises roughly ...
Craniopagus parasiticus. Drawing of a skull of a child born in 1783 in Bengal, affected by craniopagus parasiticus. Craniopagus parasiticus is an extremely rare type of parasitic twinning occurring in about 4 to 6 of 10,000,000 births. [1] In craniopagus parasiticus, a parasitic twin head with an undeveloped body is attached to the head of a ...
t. e. An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings. Infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning 'baby' or 'child' [1]) is a formal or specialised synonym for the common term baby. The terms may also be used to refer to juveniles of other organisms. A newborn is, in colloquial use, an infant who is only hours, days, or up to one ...
Microcephaly. Microcephaly (from Neo-Latin microcephalia, from Ancient Greek μικρός mikrós "small" and κεφαλή kephalé "head" [2]) is a medical condition involving a smaller-than-normal head. [3] Microcephaly may be present at birth or it may develop in the first few years of life. [3]
Artificial cranial deformation or modification, head flattening, or head binding is a form of body alteration in which the skull of a human being is deformed intentionally. It is done by distorting the normal growth of a child's skull by applying force. Flat shapes, elongated ones (produced by binding between two pieces of wood ), rounded ones ...
Saethre–Chotzen syndrome ( SCS ), also known as acrocephalosyndactyly type III, is a rare congenital disorder associated with craniosynostosis (premature closure of one or more of the sutures between the bones of the skull ). This affects the shape of the head and face, resulting in a cone-shaped head and an asymmetrical face.
This tiny bird of prey didn't just perch on this woman's head, either. He was "stretching, preening, and stretching," just like commenter @there.in.the.trees0o0 pointed out.