Occipitomastoid suture
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Occipitomastoid suture (red)
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Side view of the skull. Occipitomastoid suture labeled at bottom.
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| Latin | sutura occipitomastoidea |
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12774104 |
| TA | A03.1.02.005 |
| FMA | 52934 |
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Anatomical terminology
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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.
Animation. Occipitomastoid suture shown in red.
Temporal bones and occipital bone, seen from inside.
Base of skull. Inferior surface.
Base of skull. Inferior surface.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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