Posterior fontanelle

Posterior fontanelle
Skull at birth, showing frontal and occipital fonticuli
Details
Latin	Fonticulus posterior
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	12372487
TA
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TE	{{#property:P1693}}
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Anatomical terminology [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The posterior fontanelle (lambdoid fontanelle, occipital fontanelle) is a gap between bones in the human skull (known as fontanelle), triangular in form and situated at the junction of the sagittal suture and lambdoidal suture. It generally closes in 6–8 weeks from birth. A delay in closure is associated with congenital hypothyroidism.

See also

• Lambda (anatomy)

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• -1684406221 at GPnotebook