During the development of the fetal skull, what are the spaces between skull bones?
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Soft spots or membranous joints called fontanelles in the fetal skull, allow the skull to be slightly compressed when in the birth canal. They also allow for continued brain growth during the later months of fetal development and early infancy. Eventually, these soft spots are replaced by immovable joints called sutures.
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The parietal bone develops in a fetus by this process: By a process called the Haversian system Hyaline cartilage gets added on top of the epiphyseal plate and on top of the articular hyaline cartilage, while bone replaces cartilage underneath. This increases the bone length. At the same time, osteoblasts add bony matrix to increase bone width, while osteoclasts reshape the bone. Endochondral ossification on a hyaline cartilage model Intramembranous ossification
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