Preferred Label : squamoparietal suture;
Uberon definition : The articulation of the squamous portion of the temporal bones with the parietal bones[MP].
The squamosal suture arches backward from the pterion and connects the temporal squama
with the lower border of the parietal: this suture is continuous behind with the short,
nearly horizontal parietomastoid suture, which unites the mastoid process of the temporal
with the region of the mastoid angle of the parietal[WP].;
Uberon synonym : squamoparietal suture of skull; squamo-parietal suture;
Uberon related term : squamosal suture; squamous suture of skull; squamous suture;
Origin ID : 0003954;
Uberon cross reference
- connects
- continuous with
The articulation of the squamous portion of the temporal bones with the parietal bones[MP].
The squamosal suture arches backward from the pterion and connects the temporal squama
with the lower border of the parietal: this suture is continuous behind with the short,
nearly horizontal parietomastoid suture, which unites the mastoid process of the temporal
with the region of the mastoid angle of the parietal[WP].
