1Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Azeezia Medical College, Meeyyannoor, Kollam dist, Kerala State
2Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Azeezia Medical College, Meeyyannoor, Kollam dist, Kerala State
3Professor, Department of Anatomy, Azeezia Medical College, Meeyyannoor, Kollam dist, Kerala State
4Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Amrita Institute of Medical Science And RC, Kochi, Earnakulam, Kerala
*Corresponding author: K Saniya, Assistant professor, Azeezia Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Diamond Hills, Meeyannoor post, Kollam Dist, Kerala State. Email: saniyaudma@gmail.com, Mobile. No: 9048086393
Online published on 11 March, 2014.
Larger regions of connective tissue in developing skull where multiple sutures meet are called Fontanelles. In total, there are six fontanelles. As growth and ossification progress, the connective tissue of the fontanelle is invaded and replaced by bone. 50 foetal skulls obtained from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AIMS, Kochi, was studied in detail in the present study. The skulls were studied to note any gross abnormalities, and measurements of the anterior fontanelle were recorded, tabulated and its relation to gestational age was studied
Fontanelle
