Anatomy & Physiology: Bones—Skull, Sutures.
Structure.
- Suture are the “seams” between the skull bones.
- In adults, they are immovable joints.
- In infants/young children, the sutures are slightly moveable to allow for skull development.
- Coronal suture: union of frontal bone with both parietal bones.
- Sagittal suture: union of the two parietal bones along the midsagittal plane.
- Lambdoid suture: union of the two parietal bones with the occipital bone.
- Squamous sutures: bilateral; union of parietal and temporal bones.
Function.
Clinical Significance.
Skull Sutures. Used with permission by 3D4Medical.
References
Biel, A. (2015). Trail guide to the body: A hands-on guide to locating muscles, bones and more.
Jenkins, G., & Tortora, G. J. (2012). Anatomy and Physiology: From Science to Life, 3rd Edition International Stu. John Wiley & Sons.
Muscolino, J. E. (2017). The muscular system manual: The skeletal muscles of the human body.
