MORPHOLOGY OF THE SKCLL 



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The anterior foiitanelle is lozenge-shaped, the posterior triangular. The lateral fontauelles are 

 irreL'ular in outline. 



Turning to the base of the skull, the most striking points are the absence of the ma.stoid 



Fig. 97.— The Cranum at Birth. 





Fig. 98.— The Craxilm at Birth. 



processes and the large angle which the pterygoid plates form with the skull-base, whereas in the 

 adult the angle is almost a right one. The base of the skull is relatively short, and the lower 

 border of the mental symphysis Ls on a level with the occipital condyles. 



