Occipitomastoid suture

Cranial suture between the occipital bone and the temporal bone
Occipitomastoid suture
Occipitomastoid suture (red)
Side view of the skull. Occipitomastoid suture labeled at bottom.
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Identifiers
Latinsutura occipitomastoidea
TA98A03.1.02.005
TA21578
FMA52934
Anatomical terminology
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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

  • Jugular foramen

Additional images

  • Animation. Occipitomastoid suture shown in red.
    Animation. Occipitomastoid suture shown in red.
  • Temporal bones and occipital bone, seen from inside.
    Temporal bones and occipital bone, seen from inside.
  • Base of skull. Inferior surface.
    Base of skull. Inferior surface.
  • Base of skull. Inferior surface.
    Base of skull. Inferior surface.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 183 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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  • "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.
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