Occipitomastoid suture
Occipitomastoid suture | |
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![]() Occipitomastoid suture (red) | |
![]() Side view of the skull. Occipitomastoid suture labeled at bottom. | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | sutura occipitomastoidea |
TA | A03.1.02.005 |
FMA | 52934 |
The occipitomastoid suture is the cranial suture between the occipital bone and the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.
It is continuous with the lambdoidal suture.
See also
Additional images
- Animation. Occipitomastoid suture shown in red.
- Temporal bones and occipital bone, seen from inside.
- Base of skull. Inferior surface.
- Base of skull. Inferior surface.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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