| Suture | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Human_skull_no_text_no_color.svg) Sutures of the skull | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | sutura |
| TA98 | A03.0.00.008 |
| TA2 | 1522 |
| FMA | 7493 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In anatomy, a suture is a fairly rigid joint between two or more hard elements of an organism, with or without significant overlap of the elements.[1]
Sutures are found in the skeletons or exoskeletons of a wide range of animals, in both invertebrates and vertebrates. Sutures are found in animals with hard parts from the Cambrian period to the present day. Sutures were and are formed by several different methods, and they exist between hard parts that are made from several different materials.
- ^ Betts, J. Gordon (2013). "9.2 Fibrous joints". Anatomy & physiology. Houston, Texas: OpenStax. ISBN 978-1-947172-04-3. Retrieved 16 April 2023.