Term Name: | squamoparietal suture |
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Synonyms: | squamo-parietal suture, squamoparietal suture of skull, squamosal suture, squamous suture, sutura squamosa cranii |
Definition: | The articulation of the squamous portion of the temporal bones with the parietal bones[MP]. The squamosal suture arches backward from the pterion and connects the temporal squama with the lower border of the parietal: this suture is continuous behind with the short, nearly horizontal parietomastoid suture, which unites the mastoid process of the temporal with the region of the mastoid angle of the parietal[WP]. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003954] |