Lambdoid suture
The lambdoid suture (or lambdoidal suture) is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint on the posterior aspect of the skull that connects the parietal bones with the occipital bone. It is continuous with the occipitomastoid suture.
| Lambdoid suture | |
|---|---|
Lambdoid suture (shown in red line) | |
Lambdoid suture (labeled at bottom right) | |
| Details | |
| Part of | skull |
| Nerve | supraorbital nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | sutura lambdoidea |
| TA98 | A03.1.02.004 |
| TA2 | 1577 |
| FMA | 52933 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
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