Preferred Label : frontal suture;
Uberon definition : A suture that connects the two frontal bones of the skull.;
Uberon synonym : median frontal suture; frontal suture of skull; sutura frontalis;
Uberon related term : metopic suture;
Uberon Taxon note : in humans, the frontal suture is a dense connective tissue structure that divides
the two halves of the frontal bone of the skull in infants and children. It usually
disappears by the age of six, with the two halves of the frontal bone being fused
together. If it does not disappear it may be called a 'metopic suture' or 'sutura
frontalis persistens. ' If the suture is not present at birth (craniosynostosis) it
will cause a keel-shaped deformity of the skull called 'trigonocephaly. ' It is present
in a fetal skull so that the skull can bend and is very elastic at the time of birth.
The baby's head literally bends when coming out of the mother's womb. The space is
filled as the child grows older. [WP,unvetted];
Origin ID : 0002490;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- connects
A suture that connects the two frontal bones of the skull.
