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# Sutures - The main sutures of the skull are the Coronal, Sagittal, Lambdoid and Squamosal sutures. - The Metopic suture (or frontal suture) is variably present in adults. ## Sutures of the skull - **Coronal suture** - unites the frontal bone with the parietal bones - **Sagittal suture** - unite...

# Sutures - The main sutures of the skull are the Coronal, Sagittal, Lambdoid and Squamosal sutures. - The Metopic suture (or frontal suture) is variably present in adults. ## Sutures of the skull - **Coronal suture** - unites the frontal bone with the parietal bones - **Sagittal suture** - unites the 2 parietal bones in the midline - **Lambdoid suture** - unites the parietal bones with the occipital bone - **Squamosal suture** - unites the squamous portion of the temporal bone with the parietal bones - **Metopic suture** - (if present) unites the 2 frontal bones