Sphenoparietal suture
Sphenoparietal suture | |
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![]() Sphenoparietal suture in red | |
![]() Position of sphenoparietal suture | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | sutura sphenoparietalis |
TA98 | A03.1.02.009 |
TA2 | 1583 |
FMA | 52945 |
Anatomical terminology |
The sphenoparietal suture is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the parietal bone. It is one of the sutures that comprises the pterion.
Additional images[edit]
- Position of sphenoparietal suture (shown in red). Animation.
- Parietal bones (above) and sphenoid bone (below)
- Side view of the skull. Sphenoparietal suture indicated by the arrow.
- Left zygomatic bone in situ. (Sphenoparietal suture visible at upper right in blue.)
References[edit]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 182 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links[edit]
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