Bregma

Bregma
Superior view of the calvarium, bregma located at the intersection of the coronal and sagittal sutures.
  1. Coronal Suture
  2. Sagittal Suture
  3. Lambdoid Suture
(Lambda also visible at the intersection of the lambdoid suture by the sagittal suture.)
Details
PrecursorAnterior fontanelle
SystemSkeletal system
Identifiers
Latinbregma
TA98A02.1.00.016
TA2418
FMA264776
Anatomical terminology

The bregma is the anatomical point on the skull at which the coronal suture is intersected perpendicularly by the sagittal suture.

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