Fontanelles are ________ in an infant.

A. fibrous connective tissues lining the orbits
B. cartilages covering cranial bones
C. spaces between the unfused cranial bones
D. fibrous connective tissues lining the cranial cavity
E. fibrous connective tissues lining paranasal sinuses


Answer: C

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