Head Size?? (Serious question)?
i have some questions about head sizes.
how are head sizes determined? is it only by genetics or are diets a factor too?
im only talking about the skull. not the neck or face, just the scalp from which your hair grows =)
soo tell me everything you know or any theory you might have about head sizes!! =)
are there plastic surgrey where you can change your head size? (silly i know)
so are the head affected by food or is the size purely based on genetics?
thanx for all your answers!
2007-11-21 11:03:15 · 10 answers · asked by answer my question 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Mostly genetics. But if you are a very heavy person your head will be larger than a skinny person. I have a very small head compared to other people. I take the smallest hat size and then have to stuff it with newspaper. If your male ancestors were bald then chances are you will be bald too.
2007-11-21 11:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a doctor or geneticist but I would assume head size would primarily be set by genetics.
The shape could be distorted during birth, maybe by the use of forceps; also in the early in the life of the baby, when the skull bones are still soft the skull can easily be distorted.
After the skull has hardened I guess diet will be the main factor after genetics in the whole body growth.
2007-11-21 19:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by bobcat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's mostly genetics and gender. Men usually have larger heads than females. But...I have a disease where my skull fused together incorrectly as an infant...it makes my head very large...things like that can alter it.
2007-11-21 19:12:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all genetics, baby!
My brother has a big head, and so do three of my uncles. (We tease them endlessly for it) My late gpa had one, and so did his uncle. I don't know about the plastic surgery, but I highly doubt it. Ask your family doctor next time you go in to see him. As far as I know, food has absolutely nothing to do with it.
2007-11-21 19:12:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genetics. All races have differant size heads that's how they can tell in a scull belongs to what race.
2007-11-21 19:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by Tina D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its genetics because my brother in law has a large head and so does his son
2007-11-21 19:06:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GENETICS skull is bone plastic surgery deals with flesh only
2007-11-21 19:10:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its mostly generic but some people can have deformities and not even know it
2007-11-21 19:07:35 · answer #8 · answered by Boochi Boo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've got a bumpy head..
2007-11-21 19:05:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you got me there pimpin
2007-11-21 19:06:02 · answer #10 · answered by Farrah D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋