Skull sutures
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There are many sutures of the skull, which are where skull skull bones meet. In general sutures don't fuse until brain growth is complete, therefore allowing the skull to increase in size with the deleoping brain.
Gross anatomy
Sutures are fibrous joints with the periosteum externally and outer layer of dura mater being continuous over and under them. They typically appear wavy for added strength.
Named sutures divided by their general location include:
- calvarial
- facial
- frontozygomatic suture
- frontomaxillary suture
- frontolacrimal suture
- temporozygomatic suture
- zygomaticomaxillary suture
- parietotemporal suture (parietomastoid suture)
- occipitotemporal suture (occipitomastoid suture)
- sphenotemporal suture (sphenomastoid suture)
- sphenofrontal suture
- sphenozygomatic suture
- lacrimomaxillary suture
- nasomaxillary suture
- basal / internal
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 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. In general sutures don't fuse until brain growth is complete, therefore allowing the skull to increase in size with the deleoping brain.</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. They typically appear wavy for added strength.</p><p>Named sutures divided by their general location include:</p><ul>
- +<li>calvarial<ul>
-<a href="/articles/lambdoid-suture">lambdoid suture</a><ul><li><a href="/articles/accessory-occipital-bone-sutures">accessory occipital bone sutures</a></li></ul>-</li>- +<a href="/articles/lambdoid-suture">lambdoid suture (</a>occipitomastoid suture)</li>
-<li><a href="/articles/fronto-zygomatic-suture">frontozygomatic suture</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/temporo-zygomatic-suture">temporozygomatic suture</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/zygomatico-maxillary-suture">zygomaticomaxillary suture</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/parieto-temporal-suture">parietotemporal suture</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/occipito-temporal-suture">occipitotemporal suture</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/spheno-temporal-suture">sphenotemporal suture</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/spheno-frontal-suture">sphenofrontal suture</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/peroneus-brevis-1">sqamosal suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">sphenosquamosal suture</a></li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li>facial<ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/frontozygomatic-suture">frontozygomatic suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">frontomaxillary suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">frontolacrimal suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/temporozygomatic-suture">temporozygomatic suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/zygomaticomaxillary-suture">zygomaticomaxillary suture</a></li>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">parietotemporal suture (</a>parietomastoid suture)</li>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">occipitotemporal suture</a> (occipitomastoid suture)</li>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">sphenotemporal suture</a> (sphenomastoid suture)</li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">sphenofrontal suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">sphenozygomatic suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/lacrimomaxillary-suture">lacrimomaxillary suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">nasomaxillary suture</a></li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li>basal / internal<ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">frontoethmoidal suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">petrosquamous suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">petroclival suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">sphenoethmoidal suture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">sphenopetrosal suture</a></li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +</ul><p>Specific names are given to where sutures meet, see: <a href="/articles/skull-landmarks">skull landmarks</a></p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul>
References changed:
- 2. Keith L. Moore, Arthur F. Dalley. Clinically Oriented Anatomy. (1999) ISBN: 9780683061413 - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9780683061413">Google Books</a>
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