Lambdoid suture

At birth, the bones of the skull do not meet. If certain bones of the skull grow too fast, then craniosynostosis (premature closure of the sutures) may occur. This can result in skull deformities. If the lambdoid suture closes too soon on one side, the skull will appear twisted and asymmetrical, a condition called "plagiocephaly". Plagiocephaly refers to the shape and not the condition. The condition is craniosynostosis.

The lambdoidal suture articulates with the occipital bone and parietal bones.

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  Animation. Lambdoid suture shown in red.
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  Parietal bones (above) and occipital bone (below).
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  Skull seen from behind. Showing Λ-like shape of the lambdoid suture.
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  Lambdoid suture seen from above.
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  Lambdoid suture seen from inside.
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  Lambdoid suture, medial view. Indicated by yellow line.
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  Lambdoid suture with wormian bones, seen from behind.

• "Sagittal suture." Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed. (2000).
• Moore, Keith L., and T.V.N. Persaud. The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 7th ed. (2003).

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lambdoid sutures.

• Anatomy figure: 22:01-03 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center (Posterior)
• Anatomy figure: 22:03-02 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center (Lateral)
• "Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.