Sphenosquamosal suture

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Sphenosquamosal suture
Left zygomatic bone in situ.
Side view of the skull.
Latin	sutura sphenosquamosa
Gray's	subject #46 182
Dorlands/Elsevier	s_30/12774197

The Sphenosquamosal suture is a cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the squama of the temporal bone.

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Base of the skull. Upper surface.

[edit] External links

• SIG at UWash Sphenosquamosal%20suture
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34256.000-2
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34257.000-2

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