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How is a newborn baby’s skull different from an adult’s skull?

A newborn baby’s skull is made of cartilage.

The newborn has fewer bones in the skull than an adult.

The bones in a newborn baby’s skull are not yet fused together.

The skull of a newborn baby is made of long bones, and the skull of an adult is made of flat bones.

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People with osteoporosis are at a higher risk for:

bone fracture.

stunted growth.

high blood pressure.

bone-marrow transplants.

Flat bones are composed of:

only compact bone.

an epiphyseal plate surrounded by cartilage.

two layers of compact bone with spongy bone in between.

bone marrow wrapped around a central channel of spongy bone.

Osteoclasts build up✔ break down bone tissue.

build up

break down

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