cranial suture
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003685
Fibrous joint in which the articulating bones or cartilages of the skull are connected by sutural ligaments (scant amount of collagenous dense connective tissue). Examples: sagittal suture, frontal suture. [ FMA:71385 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suture_(joint) http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=3110148986&isbn=1/ ]
Synonyms: suture of cranium, cranium suture, suture joint of skull
Term info
- GAID:211
- FMA:7493
- SCTID:244509003
- EMAPA:35263
- MESH:D003393
- Wikipedia:Suture_(joint)
- MA:0001475
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_71385
suture, sutura
uberon
UBERON:0003685
Set of cranial sutures, Suture
Term relations
- anatomical structure
- craniofacial suture
- developmentally induced by some dura mater
- contributes to morphology of some cranium
- part of some cranium