GLOSSARY

A suture is an immovable fibrous joint found only between the bones of the skull; the serrated edges of the bones interlock like jigsaw pieces and are joined by a thin layer of dense connective tissue.

Main Sutures

• Coronal suture: between the frontal and the two parietal bones.
• Sagittal suture: between the two parietal bones in the midline.
• Lambdoid suture: between the parietals and the occipital.
• Squamous suture: between the parietal and temporal bones.

Characteristics

In newborns the sutures are still open, and large membranous spaces called