In forensic anthropology, the sagittal suture is one method used to date human remains. The suture begins to close at age twenty-nine, starting at where it intersects at the lambdoid suture and working forward. By age thirty-five, the suture is completely closed. This means that when inspecting a human skull, if the suture is still open, one can a...
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Line of union between the two parietal bones. ... Synonym: sutura sagittalis, interparietal suture, sutura interparietalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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the line of union of the two parietal bones, dividing the skull anteroposteriorly into two symmetrical halves.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. midline union between the two parietal bones. Synonyms: sutura sagittalis, interparietal suture, sutura interparietalis
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The sagittal suture runs longitudinally along the crest of the head from the frontal bone to the occipital. This suture joins the two parietal bones in the middle of the cranial vault. The sagittal suture intersects the coronal suture perpendicularly, and the lambdoid suture in a tripartite manner.
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[
n] - the suture uniting the two parietal bones
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interparietal suture noun the suture uniting the two parietal bones
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