When you touch a baby's soft spot, are you really touching their brain since the skull didnt fully develop?

Answer 1

no, it's cartilage that will later harden into the skull

Answer 2

No. the brain is below a membrane; and the soft wpot in the skull doesn't fully develop until after birth on all babies

but it isn't a good idea to touch the soft spot ....

Answer 3

No. When a baby is first born, All the bones are not firm because there would be noway for the baby to "come out". So, the bones dont become firm and most have hige growth plates. Your skull has many plates in it, and when you are fully grown they all meet and become solid. When a baby is born it has huge growth plates between the plates in it's skull already. so when you touch the soft spot it is just a growth plate.
Also notice: Bones dont actually GROW. The growth plates do.

Answer 4

No. These "soft spots" are called fontanelles. There are usually two of them on the skull. They allow the parts of the skull to flex to aid during child birth. However, there is a very tough membrane that covers these fontanelles so you arent really touching the brain.

Answer 5

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If there's one part of a newborn baby's body that makes first-time parents nervous, it's probably that soft spot on his head. How can those maternity-ward nurses handle him with such nonchalance, when you feel as though your baby's soft spot makes him all the more vulnerable to injury? Relax: A baby's soft spot, or fontanel, is actually an ingenious means for him to survive the trauma of birth.

This might surprise you, but the skull is not one single piece of bone; rather, it is composed of seven bones that eventually fuse together in a process called ossification. Fontanels are spots where your baby's skull bones have not yet fused together, which helps the head manage the trip down the birth canal....


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If there's one part of a newborn baby's body that makes first-time parents nervous, it's probably that soft spot on his head. How can those maternity-ward nurses handle him with such nonchalance, when you feel as though your baby's soft spot makes him all the more vulnerable to injury? Relax: A baby's soft spot, or fontanel, is actually an ingenious means for him to survive the trauma of birth.

This might surprise you, but the skull is not one single piece of bone; rather, it is composed of seven bones that eventually fuse together in a process called ossification. Fontanels are spots where your baby's skull bones have not yet fused together, which helps the head manage the trip down the birth canal.

According to pediatrician Dr. Allan Greene, babies are born with six fontanels, though only two are usually noticeable. The one at the top of the head is called the anterior fontanel; the one at the back is the posterior. Fontanels also ensure that there's room for your baby's brain to grow in her first year or two.

Your baby's fontanels are not simply covered with thin skin, but with a tough, protective, fibrous membrane. In fact, notes Dr. Greene, fontanels actually cushion the baby's head in the event of a fall (which can happen to even the most careful parents). Says pediatrician and author Dr. William Sears, the posterior fontanel usually closes by about 3 months of age, while the anterior fontanel takes its time, closing in most babies by 12-18 months.

You'll probably notice your pediatrician checking the soft spots at each office visit. He wants to see that the fontanels are not closing too early -- a rare condition called craniosynostosis. In some cases, this early fusing merely leads to a funny-shaped head. But in severe cases, craniosynostosis can literally squelch brain growth, causing mental retardation, seizures, or blindness. This is, again, very rare -- and can be treated when caught early. Your pediatrician will also check that the soft spot is firm and flat, not sunken, as a sunken fontanel is a sign of dehydration.

Answer 6

No the skulls still there even though its not fully developed yet and itf you did touch its brain it would porbably die. Its just softer then thebones around it.

Answer 7

your loveable but ain't all that clever you need to see hanibal when ray lolita has his skull cut open ,

though its not fully developed theres still the skull and underneath that the meneges which are layers that cover the brain (it is these that get infected in menegitis and then the brain,

Answer 8

NO, I think there is something there before you actually get to the brain. But do you also feel a pulse too. I did when my kids were born . Its kindof crazy. Just be careful. You dont want to rupture it.

Answer 9

No, although the spot is soft, it actually consists of a surprisingly tough fibrous membrane.

Answer 10

If you mean the head, then i think so.
My little brother has it but i dont think ur touching the brain.
but to be safe dont touch it .