Latin Fonticulus posterior TA A02.1.00.029 | Dorlands/Elsevier 12372487 FMA 75440 | |
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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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