Lambdoid suture

Lambdoid suture
Lambdoid suture, posterior view
Lambdoid suture (labeled at bottom right)
Details
Part ofskull
Nervesupraorbital nerve
Identifiers
Latinsutura lambdoidea
TA98A03.1.02.004
TA21577
FMA52933
Anatomical terms of bone

The lambdoid suture, or lambdoidal suture, is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint on the posterior aspect of the skull that connects the parietal bones with the occipital bone. It is continuous with the occipitomastoid suture.