Fibrous joint in which the articulating bones or cartilages of the skull are connected by sutural ligaments (scant amount of collagenous dense connective tissue). Examples: sagittal suture, frontal suture. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suture_(joint) FMA:71385 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A3110148986 ]
Synonyms: suture of cranium cranium suture suture joint of skull
Term information
- MA:0001475
- EMAPA:35263
- MESH:D003393
- GAID:211
- Wikipedia:Suture_(joint)
- SCTID:244509003
- FMA:7493
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
Term relations
- craniofacial suture
- contributes to morphology of some cranium
- developmentally induced by some dura mater
- part of some cranium