They are still growing so the ends of the bones have growth plates known as epiphyseal plates. Adults have an epiphyseal line where the plate once was.
The growth occurs toward the shaft of the...
The bones of a baby are usually softer. They are not as strong as that of an adults. Also, a baby will have more bones than an adult. The plates of the skull have not fused togtether yet, and neither...
Children have more bones than adults because their skeletons are growing. This growth takes place at the epiphyseal growth plates. These growth plates are usually at the end of the bones which...