The theory and practice of infant feeding, with notes on development . GROWTH OF HEAD. 313 volume. The naso-occipital arc likewise increases atabout the same general rate as the great circum-ference. In comparing the naso-occipital arc with thegreat circumference, there is an increasing difference. Fig. 96. Great circumference, 31 arc, 22 arc, 9 arc, 9 arc, 4 arc (through bregma), 22 arc (through lambda), 24 cm. Horizontal Configuration of New-Born Baby (Female), Small, but Sym-metrical
The theory and practice of infant feeding, with notes on development . GROWTH OF HEAD. 313 volume. The naso-occipital arc likewise increases atabout the same general rate as the great circum-ference. In comparing the naso-occipital arc with thegreat circumference, there is an increasing difference. Fig. 96. Great circumference, 31 arc, 22 arc, 9 arc, 9 arc, 4 arc (through bregma), 22 arc (through lambda), 24 cm. Horizontal Configuration of New-Born Baby (Female), Small, but Sym-metrically Diameters of anterior fontanel—antero-poste- rior, cm. ; lateral, 5 index, length, 5 of chest, of body, cmWeight of body, 5 pounds., 314 INFANT FEEDING. as the infants grow older. Thus, in the table, the differ-ence under one week is cm-> while at two years it cm. The naso-bregmatic and bregmato-lambdoidarcs are very similar in the series, but after seven monthsthe former arc becomes slightly larger from the develop-ment of the frontal lobes of the brain. While the parie-tal bosses cover the sensory and, to a certain extent, themotor cortical areas, the bones of the forehead will i
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