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  2. Sagittal suture - Wikipedia

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    The sagittal suture is formed from the fibrous connective tissue joint between the two parietal bones of the skull. [1] It has a varied and irregular shape which arises during development. [1] The pattern is different between the inside and the outside. [1] Two anatomical landmarks are found on the sagittal suture: the bregma, and the vertex of ...

  3. Bregma - Wikipedia

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    Cranial height is defined as the distance between the bregma and the midpoint of the foramen magnum (the basion). [6] This is strongly linked to more general growth. [6] This can be used to assess the general health of a deceased person as part of an archaeological excavation, giving information on the health of a population.

  4. Parietal bone - Wikipedia

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    The sagittal border, the longest and thickest, is dentated (has toothlike projections) and articulates with its fellow of the opposite side, forming the sagittal suture. The frontal border is deeply serrated, and bevelled at the expense of the outer surface above and of the inner below; it articulates with the frontal bone , forming half of the ...

  5. Fontanelle - Wikipedia

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    The mesenchymal connective tissue turns into bone tissue. Anterior fontanelle is a diamond-shaped membrane-filled space located between the two frontal and two parietal bones of the developing fetal skull. It persists until approximately 18 months after birth. It is at the junction of the coronal suture and sagittal suture. The fetal anterior ...

  6. Anterior fontanelle - Wikipedia

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    The anterior fontanelle (bregmatic fontanelle, frontal fontanelle) is the largest fontanelle, and is placed at the junction of the sagittal suture, coronal suture, and frontal suture; it is lozenge-shaped, and measures about 4 cm in its antero-posterior and 2.5 cm in its transverse diameter. The fontanelle allows the skull to deform during ...

  7. Fibrous joint - Wikipedia

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    Sutures: The skull bones are connected by fibrous joints called sutures. [1] In fetal skulls, the sutures are wide to allow slight movement during birth. They later become rigid (synarthrodial). Syndesmosis: Some of the long bones in the body such as the radius and ulna in the forearm are joined by a syndesmosis (along the interosseous membrane).

  8. Lambda (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The sagittal and lamboid sutures. The lambda is the meeting point of the sagittal suture and the lambdoid suture. It may be the exact midpoint of the lambdoid suture, but often deviates slightly from the midline. [1] This is also the point of the occipital angle.

  9. Posterior fontanelle - Wikipedia

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    The posterior fontanelle (lambdoid fontanelle, occipital fontanelle) is a gap between bones in the human skull (known as fontanelle), triangular in form and situated at the junction of the sagittal suture and lambdoidal suture. It generally closes in 6–8 weeks from birth. The cranial point in adults corresponding the fontanelle is called lambda.