Question

choose the incorrect statement regarding the development of the skull from infancy through childhood. multiple choice the skull reaches about three - quarters of its adult size by age 1. the skull reaches nearly final size by 8 or 9 years. most fontanels ossify by the time the infant is a year old. the frontal bones usually fuse by age 5 or 6. the skull reaches about half its adult size by 9 months of age.

Explanation:

The skull reaches about half its adult size by 9 months of age is incorrect. By 9 months, the skull has grown beyond half - size. The skull reaches about three - quarters of its adult size by age 1, nearly final size by 8 or 9 years, most fontanels ossify by 2 years (not 1 year), and frontal bones usually fuse by age 5 or 6.

Answer:

The skull reaches about half its adult size by 9 months of age.