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Posterior fontanelle

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Latin
  
Fonticulus posterior

TA
  
A02.1.00.029

Dorlands/Elsevier
  
12372487

FMA
  
75440

Posterior fontanelle

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.

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Posterior fontanelle Wikipedia


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