Bregma

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bregma

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the developmental role?Facilitates skull molding during birth and accommodates brain growth in infancy
2. What is the anthropological relevance?Provides data for studying cranial morphology, evolution, and genetic variations

Coronal Suture: The fibrous joint separating the frontal bone from the parietal bones of the skull.
Sagittal Suture: The fibrous joint separating the two parietal bones along the midline of the skull's superior aspect.
Anterior Fontanelle: The largest fontanelle in infants, located at the bregma, which closes as the skull ossifies.
Craniosynostosis: The premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures, leading to abnormal head shape.