Occipitomastoid suture
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Occipitomastoid suture | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | sutura occipitomastoidea |
TA98 | A03.1.02.005 |
TA2 | 1578 |
FMA | 52934 |
Anatomical terminology |
The occipitomastoid suture or occipitotemporal 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
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Animation. Occipitomastoid suture shown in red.
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Temporal bones and occipital bone, seen from inside.
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Base of skull. Inferior surface.
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Base of skull. Inferior surface.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 183 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Occipitomastoid sutures.
- "Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-06-11.
- "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.
- "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22.
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