lambdoid suture
Posterior cranial joint
The lambdoid suture is the zigzag joint where the back of the skull meets its base—specifically where the parietal bones connect to the occipital bone.
Named for its resemblance to the Greek letter lambda (Λ), it's one of the major cranial sutures that allow an infant's skull to flex during birth and accommodate brain growth.
- craniumSkull bone structure
- calvariaTop of skull
- skullHead's bone casing
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
- ossificationConversion to bone tissue
fontanelles · braincase · infant · temporal · mastoid · fusion · vertex · posterior · bone · membrane · fibrous · zigzag · squamous · interlocking · neonatal · fetal · fissure · seam
- skull partsfrontal bone, skull cap, fontanelle, braincase, skull base
- fibrous joints
- skull fusion
- skull jointsTMJ
- skull landmarksglabella, vertex, ANS, orale, PNS
- skull basecribriform plate, posterior fossa, foramen ovale
joint mobility
lambdoid sutureball-and-socket joint
Bone meets hollow sphere
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