At what age does the skull take shape?

As we all know, children's bones are relatively soft, and their bones will become hard as they grow older. So, do you know at what age a child’s skull is formed? In fact, our skull is basically fully formed when we are between 16 and 18 years old. Therefore, when you are young, you should pay attention to the choice of pillows, and also avoid deformation of the skull caused by external force.

The skull (cranium) is the most complex part of the vertebrate skeletal system and is the most anterior part of the axial skeleton. Except for the mandible and hyoid bone, the other bones are firmly connected together by sutures or cartilage and cannot move against each other. The skull is divided into the brain skull and the facial skull. The skull is located in the frontal part of the head. Eight bones, including the frontal bone, parietal bone, sphenoid bone, and occipital bone, form the cranial cavity, which contains and protects the brain. The facial skull is located at the front and lower part of the head, and the oral cavity is formed by 15 bones, including the nasal bone, zygomatic bone, lacrimal bone, maxilla and mandible. Together with the skull, it forms the nasal cavity and orbit.

Bones are hard organs that make up the skeleton of vertebrates. Their functions are to move, support and protect the body; produce red blood cells and white blood cells; and store minerals. Bones are made up of a variety of shapes and have a complex internal and external structure that allows bones to remain strong while reducing weight. One of the components of bones is mineralized bone tissue, which has a hard honeycomb-shaped three-dimensional structure inside; other tissues include bone marrow, periosteum, nerves, blood vessels and cartilage. The human skeleton plays a supporting role in the body and is part of the human musculoskeletal system. Adults have 206 bones. Bones are generally connected by joints and ligaments.

Skeletonization is the basis for the complexity of biological structure, and the skeletal system is the limiting factor for the evolution of biological morphology. Bones are hard organs that make up the skeleton of vertebrates. Their functions are to move, support and protect the body; produce red blood cells and white blood cells; and store minerals. Bones are made up of a variety of shapes and have a complex internal and external structure that allows bones to remain strong while reducing weight. One of the components of bones is mineralized bone tissue, which has a hard honeycomb-shaped three-dimensional structure inside; other tissues include bone marrow, periosteum, nerves, blood vessels and cartilage.