Occipitomastoid suture

The occipitomastoid suture, or occipitotemporal suture, is the cranial suture between the occipital bone and the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.

Occipitomastoid suture
Occipitomastoid suture (red)
Side view of the skull. Occipitomastoid suture labeled at bottom.
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Identifiers
Latinsutura occipitomastoidea
TA98A03.1.02.005
TA21578
FMA52934
Anatomical terminology

It is continuous with the lambdoidal suture.

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References

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  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 183 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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  • "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.
  • "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22.