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OSTEOLOGY 



anterior and posterior, and four, an anterolateral and 

 posterolateral on either side. 



FIG. 33 



Skull at birth, showing the anterior and posterior fontanelles. (Gray.) 

 FIG. 34 



The lateral fontanelles. (Gray.) 



The anterior fontanelle is the largest and is situated 

 at the junction of the sagittal, coronal, and inter- 

 frontal sutures; it is lozenge-shaped and measures 



