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squamoparietal suture

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The articulation of the squamous portion of the temporal bones with the parietal bones[MP]. The squamosal suture arches backward from the pterion and connects the temporal squama with the lower border of the parietal: this suture is continuous behind with the short, nearly horizontal parietomastoid suture, which unites the mastoid process of the temporal with the region of the mastoid angle of the parietal[WP]. [ MP:0003844 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamosal_suture ]

Synonyms: squamoparietal suture of skull, squamo-parietal suture, sutura squamosa cranii

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Gray188-Squamosal_suture.png

has related synonym

squamosal suture, squamous suture, squamous suture of skull

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UBERON:0003954

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Squamous suture