Sphenoparietal suture
The sphenoparietal suture is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the parietal bone. It is one of the sutures that comprises the pterion.
| Sphenoparietal suture | |
|---|---|
 Sphenoparietal suture in red | |
 Position of sphenoparietal suture | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Sutura sphenoparietalis |
| TA98 | A03.1.02.009 |
| TA2 | 1583 |
| FMA | 52945 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Additional images
Position of sphenoparietal suture (shown in red). Animation.
Parietal bones (above) and sphenoid bone (below)
Side view of the skull. Sphenoparietal suture indicated by the arrow.
Left zygomatic bone in situ. (Sphenoparietal suture visible at upper right in blue.)
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 182 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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