Category

Cranial sutures

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sagittal suture

midline joint between the parietal bones of the skull

connective tissue joint of the skull

lambdoid suture

dense, fibrous connective tissue joint on the posterior aspect of the skull

Midline joint in the frontal bone of the forehead

squamosal suture

cranial suture between the temporal squama and the parietal bone

occipitomastoid suture

cranial suture between the occipital bone and the temporal bone

sphenosquamosal suture

Frontoethmoidal suture

suture between the ethmoid bone and the frontal bone

sphenozygomatic suture

cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the zygomatic bone

sphenofrontal suture

cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone

zygomaticofrontal suture

sphenoparietal suture

cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the parietal bone

zygomaticotemporal suture

Rigid joint between zygomatic bone (cheekbone) and temporal bone

Sphenoethmoidal suture

anatomical feature of the human skull