In constant change and development human skeleton, When it comes to babies, we come across several characteristics.

Bone structure of babies Understanding evolution also shows what an excellent engineering nature is. This is why children are born with more bones than us, and when we learn something we say, “What thoughtful details.” The reasons you might say.

Babies are born with between 270 and 300 bones.

This number is quite high compared to ours Adults have a bone count of 206. Babies’ bones are usually soft and flexible. Actually, we shouldn’t call them bones. What we call bones in babies is exactly that cartilage. Generally in babies “broken” One of the reasons why it is not visible is these cartilages.

As their bodies grow, these cartilages fuse and become bones. That’s why baby Cartilage is not visible on X-rays. If there are parents who have had their baby x-rayed, they have experienced this up close.

This is the reason for the hole you feel when you touch babies’ heads.

in public “fontanel” what we call “fontanel”, These are soft spots on babies’ skulls that provide space for the brain as they grow. Fontanel is also the baby’s the process of leaving the mother’s womb It is also one of the details that provide this. The fontanel, which is also located at the back, begins to close when babies are 3 months old, while the front opening closes around 2 years of age.

Bones begin to heal as they grow, ending in late adolescence.

During childhood, many bones fuse, especially those in the skull, spine, and pelvis. For example, a The adult spine consists of 33 bones While it is forming, it is more serious in a child because some bones in the spine have not yet fused.

It also helps unite children’s bones and increase bone density and durability. Also occurs in bones growth plates, It is located at the ends of the long bones and thus allows growth in length. Towards the end of adolescence, the growth plates harden and ossify. Thus, bone growth stops and the number of bones decreases.

As you can see, babies continue to surprise us, not only the moment they are born, but also every second they grow.

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