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 | |
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Details | |
Part of | skull |
System | skeletal |
Nerve | trigeminal nerve |
Identifiers | |
Latin | sutura coronalis |
TA98 | A03.1.02.002 |
TA2 | 1575 |
FMA | 52928 |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
The coronal suture lies between the paired parietal bones and the frontal bone of the skull.[1] It runs from the pterion on each side.
The coronal suture is likely supplied by a branch of the trigeminal nerve.[2]
The coronal suture is derived from the paraxial mesoderm.
If certain bones of the skull grow too fast then premature fusion of the sutures, craniosynostosis, may occur.[1] This can result in skull deformities.[1] These deformities include:[3]