Coronal suture

The coronal suture is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint that separates the two parietal bones from the frontal bone of the skull.

Coronal suture
Side view of the skull. ("Coronal suture" in red.)
Superior view of the skull. ("Coronal suture" in red.)
Details
Identifiers
Latinsutura coronalis
TAA03.1.02.002
FMA52928
Anatomical terminology

Clinical significance

If certain bones of the skull grow too fast then premature fusion of the sutures may occur. This can result in skull deformities. There are two possible deformities that can be caused by the premature closure of the coronal suture:

The coronal suture is derived from the paraxial mesoderm

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References
  • "Sagittal suture." Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed. (2000).
  • Moore, Keith L., and T.V.N. Persaud. The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 7th ed. (2003).

Additional images
  • Animation. Coronal suture shown in red.
  • Frontal bone and parietal bones.
  • Side view of the skull. ('Coronal suture' indicated by the arrow.)
  • Superior view of anterior part of the skull. Coronal suture runs horizontally.
  • Coronal suture seen from inside.
  • The skull at birth, showing the lateral fontanelle.
  • Coronal suture of new born baby.
  • "Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2012-12-27.
  • "Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-06-11.
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