Babies are born with knee caps
Babies do have kneecaps – they’re just softer than yours.
In babies and children, bones have to be strong enough to support the body, but soft enough to permit continued growth. Until adulthood, when bones reach their final size and strength, they are made of a mixture of hard bone and softer cartilage. The kneecaps are no exception.
A newborn baby’s patella (kneecap) is made almost completely of cartilage. Around age 3 to 5, areas of hard bone start to form in the patella, in irregular patches. These islands of bone expand and grow together over years, gradually fusing to form a firm kneecap around age 10-12.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
50 Comments
John Phillips
Bone Kneecaps don't develop until a baby is around 4 years old. This questions false for the answer and is extremely misleading.
Dennis Walker
Wow, so now cartlage is categorised as bone?
My bad 😞
Phil Kennelty
My children all had kneecaps when they were born. Whatever they were made of.
Christopher Hukins
Bad Question, can be interpreted both ways.
marilyn roman
I just answered this same question where the answer was true. What gives?
Joanne Serin
John Phillips, just as I thought. I saw a similar question on another quiz, possibly this same one. I think it was, " Babies are born without which bone?" The correct choice was "kneecaps".
mainjim
it's all up to interpretation.
mapiferuk
The question wasn’t about what the kneecaps are made of it was if they exist at birth therefore the answer is yes
Cheryl Love
The answer is correct. The neonate’s kneecap is made of cartilage, but it’s still a kneecap. It is very sturdy and protects when the infant begins to crawl.
Cheryl Love
John Phillips, not really. The cartilaginous kneecap is present at birth.
steve
Very poorly worded question. Most kneecaps are considered to be bone, but babies' kneecaps are cartilage. Does QuizzClub consider bone and cartilage equivalent??
Ken Putnam
Dennis Walker,
Does the question mention a bone knee cap?
Ken Putnam
gusroy,
Where does the question mention a bone knee cap?
Ken Putnam
John Phillips,
Question doesn't ask about a boney knee cap, does it?
gusroy
Very misleading question! Is cartilage considered bone?
Glynis Rix
I agree with James!!!