One role of the fontanels is to
A) allow for the change in shape of the skull during childbirth.
B) serve as ossification centers for the facial bones.
C) serve as the final bony plates of the skull.
D) lighten the weight of the skull bones.
E) enclose the vertebral column.
A) allow for the change in shape of the skull during childbirth.
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