Sagittal suture

Sagittal suture
Human adult skull from above
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Identifiers
Latinsutura sagittalis
TA98A03.1.02.003
TA21576
FMA52929
Anatomical terminology

The sagittal suture, also known as the interparietal suture and the sutura interparietalis, is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint between the two parietal bones of the skull. The term is derived from the Latin word sagitta, meaning arrow.

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