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How does the fetal patella compare to the adult patella?

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How does the patella compare in a fetal skeletal and adult skeletal?
May be absent in the fetus; if present it is unossifiedQuite a bit softer and smaller in the fetus. The kneecap develops throughout childhood and into mid-teens.
How does the patella fetal skeleton is compared with the adult skeleton?
The fetal skeleton does not have a patella. It does not grow in until the child is approximately five or six years old.
How does the fetal skeleton compare to an adult skeleton?
One is smaller. There are also more bones in the fetal skeleton because some bones fuse together by the time adulthood is reached.
How do fetal bones compare to adult bones?
the fetal bones are much more delicate than the adult
What is the patella?
Patella is the scientific name for the Kneecap