Occipitomastoid suture
| Occipitomastoid suture | |
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 Occipitomastoid suture (red) | |
 Side view of the skull. Occipitomastoid suture labeled at bottom. | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | sutura occipitomastoidea |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | 12774104 |
| TA | A03.1.02.005 |
| FMA | 52934 |
The occipitomastoid 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 the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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