ANTH 420 - Skull sutures

Basilar suture

on the underside of the skull, its the suture line in front of the foramen magnum (closer to the teeth)

Sagittal suture

the suture that runs down the middle of your skull, articulates with parietal and frontal bones

Coronal suture

located at the front of the skull, makes a ‘crown’ shape and separates the frontal bone from the parietal bones.

Lambdoid suture

located on the back of the skull, forms a triangular shape that separates the occipital bone from the parietal bones.

Squamous suture

the suture located on the side of the skull that separates the temporal bone from the parietal bones.