Sphenoparietal suture

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| Caption = Lateral view of sphenoparietal suture (red)

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The sphenoparietal suture is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the parietal bone. It is one of the sutures that comprises the pterion.

Additional images

File:Sphenoparietal suture.gif|Position of sphenoparietal suture (shown in red). Animation.

File:Sphenoparietal suture4.gif|Parietal bones (above) and sphenoid bone (below)

File:Sphenoparietal suture - lateral view.png|Position of sphenoparietal suture {{Legend|#FE6947|Parietal bone}}{{Legend|#03E071|Sphenoid bone}}

File:Gray188-Sphenoparietal suture.png|Side view of the skull. Sphenoparietal suture indicated by the arrow.

File:Gray164 - Sphenoparietal suture.png|Left zygomatic bone in situ. (Sphenoparietal suture visible at upper right in blue.)