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bregma

The bregma is the anatomical point on the skull at which the coronal suture is intersected perpendicularly by the sagittal suture.

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Anatomy.Name: Bregma
Anatomy.Latin: bregma
Anatomy.Image: Kort-lang-skalle.gif
Anatomy.Caption: Superior view of the calvarium, bregma located at the intersection of the coronal and sagittal sutures. Coronal Suture Sagittal Suture Lambdoid Suture (Lambda also visible at the intersection of the lambdoid suture by the sagittal suture.)
Anatomy.Precursor: Anterior fontanelle
Anatomy.System: Skeletal system

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The bregma is the anatomical point on the skull at which the coronal suture is intersected perpendicularly by the sagittal suture.

== Structure == The bregma is located at the intersection of the coronal suture and the sagittal suture on the superior middle portion of the calvaria. It is the point where the frontal bone and the two parietal bones meet.