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practice it lo 3.3. what are the soft spots on the infants head called?…

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practice it lo 3.3. what are the soft spots on the infants head called? sutures cranial sutures cranial joints head plates fontanelle

Explanation:

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Fontanelles are the soft spots on an infant's head. They are areas where the skull bones have not yet fused together, allowing for the growth of the brain and the passage of the infant through the birth - canal. Sutures are the fibrous joints between the skull bones, cranial sutures are a type of suture, cranial joints is a general term for joints in the cranium, and head plates is not the correct term for soft spots.

Answer:

E. Fontanelle