Occipitomastoid suture

Occipitomastoid suture
Side view of the skull. (Occipitomastoid suture identified with arrow.)
Base of skull. Inferior surface.
Latin	sutura occipitomastoidea
Gray's	subject #46 183

The occipitomastoid suture is the cranial suture between the occipital bone and the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.

It is continuous with the lambdoidal suture.

External links

• SIG at UWash Occipitomastoid%20suture
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34256.000-2
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34257.000-1
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34257.000-2

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.