Items tagged “cranial suture”
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Squamosal suture
The squamosal or squamous suture is the cranial suture between the temporal and parietal bones bilaterally. From the pterion, it extends posteriorly, curves inferiorly and continues as the parietotemporal suture.
Along with growth of the pterion, the asterion and at the frontozygomatic suture, ...
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Sphenosquamosal suture
The sphenosquamosal suture is a vertical cranial suture between the sphenoid and temporal bones bilaterally. It is formed by the articulation between the posterior border of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the anterior border of the squamous part of the temporal bone 1. It is located l...
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Frontolacrimal suture
The frontolacimal suture is the cranial suture between the frontal and lacrimal bones.
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Metopic ridge
A metopic ridge refers to a variation in skull shape, characterized by a midline forehead ridge, which may occur either due to the physiological closure of the metopic suture or as a result of craniosynostosis of this suture 1-3. It is essential to differentiate between the two conditions becaus...
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Metopic ridge
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