Does the top portion of the skull (round top part that encase the brain) continue to grow as we age?

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Does the top portion of the skull (round top part that encase the brain) continue to grow as we age?

Will our head size get slightly larger from different ages, for example when we are 2years, 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years and so on..?

2007-02-12 11:44:31 · 3 answers · asked by the_truth 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science

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yes

2007-02-12 11:53:05 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No the sutures (little cracks continue to join as we get older, a persons age at death can be determined by how fused the sutures are.) Most of the growth of the skull occurs in the first 3 years of life.

2007-02-12 19:52:51 · answer #2 · answered by startrektosnewenterpriselovethem 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No, the size of your skull is pretty much fixed after just a few years, I think. It certainly doesn't keep growing once you are a teenager, or afterwards.

2007-02-12 19:52:25 · answer #3 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋