Newborn Skull - Sutures & Fontanelles

Occipital Bone

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parietal bone of skull

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frontal bone of skull

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coronal suture

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sagittal suture

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Posterior Fontanel

What is this called?

Anterior Fontanel

What is this part of the fetal skull called?

Metopic Suture

What is this suture called?

9-18 months

When does the anterior fontanel close?

By 3 months

When does the posterior fontantel close?

Craniosynostosis

premature closure of cranial sutures