Posterior fontanelle

Posterior fontanelle
Skull at birth, showing frontal and occipital fonticuli.
Latin	fonticulus posterior
Gray's	subject #47 196

The posterior fontanelle (or occipital fontanelle) is a gap between bones in the human skull, triangular in form and situated at the junction of the sagittal suture and lambdoidal suture. It generally closes in 6-8 weeks from birth. A delay in closure is associated with congential hypothyroidism.

See also

• Lambda (anatomy)

External links

• -1684406221 at GPnotebook

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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.