Occipitomastoid suture

Occipitomastoid suture
Occipitomastoid suture (red)
Side view of the skull. Occipitomastoid suture labeled at bottom.
Details
Identifiers
Latinsutura occipitomastoidea
TA98A03.1.02.005
TA21578
FMA52934
Anatomical terminology

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

It is continuous with the lambdoidal suture.