Parietal Bone INTRO and Sutures

cranial roof, walls

the parietal bone forms the _______________ and part of its _______

4 sutures

the parietal bone is bounded by?

sagittal, coronal, lambdoid, squamous

4 suture that surrounds the parietal bone

lambdoid suture

found in between the occipital and parietal bones

occipital and parietal

the lambdoid suture is found in between what bones?

lambda

junction between the sagittal and lambdoid suture.

posterior fontanelle

during infancy stage, the lamba is called?

sagittal, lambdoid

the lambda is the junction between the _________ and ________ suture

0.5 in

size of the widest part of the lambda

triangular

shape of the lambda

posterior fontanelle/lambda

between the 2 fontanelles, what closes first?

2-4 months after birth

when does the lambda close?

coronal suture

found in between the frontal and parietal bones

bregma

intersection between the coronal and sagittal suture.

frontal, parietal

coronal suture is found in between the ________ and ________ bones

coronal and sagittal suture

the bregma is found in between the?

anterior fontanelle

during infancy stage, the bregma is referred to as?

diamond

the shape of bregma

2 inches

size of the bregma in its widest part

12-18 months after birth

the bregma usually closes when?

to accommodate the growing head of the baby

function of the OPEN bregma

open bregma

functions to accommodate the growing head of the baby

squamous suture

this is found in between the parietal and squamous temporal bones

parietal and squamous temporal bones

the squamous suture is found in between?