Skull sutures
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There are many sutures of the skull, which are where skull bones meet.
Gross anatomy
Sutures are fibrous joints with the periosteum externally and outer layer of dura mater being continuous over and under them.
Named sutures include:
- coronal suture
- sagittal suture
- lambdoid suture
- metopic suture
- frontozygomatic suture
- temporozygomatic suture
- zygomaticomaxillary suture
- parietotemporal suture
- occipitotemporal suture
- sphenotemporal suture
- sphenofrontal suture
Specific names are given to where sutures meet, see: skull landmarks for further information.
Related pathology
-<p>There are many <strong>sutures </strong>of the <a title="skull" href="/articles/skull">skull</a>, which are where skull bones meet.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>Sutures are fibrous joints with the periosteum externally and outer layer of dura mater being continuous over and under them. </p><p>Named sutures include</p><ul>- +<p>There are many <strong>sutures </strong>of the <a href="/articles/skull">skull</a>, which are where skull bones meet.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>Sutures are fibrous joints with the periosteum externally and outer layer of dura mater being continuous over and under them. </p><p>Named sutures include:</p><ul>
-</ul><p>Specific names are given to where sutures meet, see: <a title="Skull landmarks" href="/articles/skull-landmarks">skull landmarks</a> for further information. </p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul>-<li><a title="Craniosynostosis" href="/articles/craniosynostosis">craniosynostosis</a></li>-<li><a title="Wormian bones" href="/articles/wormian-bones">Wormian bones</a></li>- +</ul><p>Specific names are given to where sutures meet, see: <a href="/articles/skull-landmarks">skull landmarks</a> for further information. </p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/craniosynostosis">craniosynostosis</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/wormian-bones">Wormian bones</a></li>
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