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.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	sutura occipitomastoidea
TA98	A03.1.02.005
TA2	1578
FMA	52934
Anatomical terminology

It is continuous with the lambdoidal suture.

See also

• Jugular foramen

Additional images

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  Animation. Occipitomastoid suture shown in red.
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  Temporal bones and occipital bone, seen from inside.
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  Base of skull. Inferior surface.
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  Base of skull. Inferior surface.

References

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

External links

• "Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-06-11.
• "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.