Chapter 3: Sutures of the Skull their Bony Articulations

Coronal Sutures

Paired; Bony Articulation of the Frontal Bone & Parietal Bones

Squamosal Suture

Paired; Bony Articulation of the Temporal Bones & Parietal Bones

Temporozygomatic Sutures

Paired; Bony Articulation of the Temporal Bones & Zygomatic Bones

Zygomaticomaxillary Sutures

Paired; Bony Articulation of the Zygomatic Bones & Maxillae

Frontonasal Suture

Single; Bony Articulation of the Frontal Bone & Nasal Bones

Intermaxillary Suture

Single; Bony Articulation of the Maxillae

Transverse Palatine Suture

Single; Bony Articulation of the Maxillae & Palatine Bones

Median Palatine Suture

Single; Bony Articulation of the Maxillae in the Anterior Part and Palatine Bones in the Posterior Part

Lambdoidal Suture

Single; Bony Articulation of the Occipital Bone & Parietal Bone

Sagittal Suture

Single; Bony Articulation of the Parietal Bones