The occipitomastoid suture, or occipitotemporal suture, is the cranial suture between the

occipital bone The occipital bone () is a neurocranium, cranial dermal bone and the main bone of the occiput (back and lower part of the skull). It is trapezoidal in shape and curved on itself like a shallow dish. The occipital bone lies over the occipital lob ...

and the mastoid portion of the

temporal bone The temporal bone is a paired bone situated at the sides and base of the skull, lateral to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex. The temporal bones are overlaid by the sides of the head known as the temples where four of the cranial bone ...

. It is continuous with the lambdoidal suture.

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File:Occipitomastoid suture - animation03.gif, Animation. Occipitomastoid suture shown in red. File:Occipitomastoid suture - animation06.gif,

Temporal bone The temporal bone is a paired bone situated at the sides and base of the skull, lateral to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex. The temporal bones are overlaid by the sides of the head known as the temples where four of the cranial bone ...

s and

, seen from inside. File:Occipitomastoid suture - skull - inferior view.png,

Base of skull The base of skull, also known as the cranial base or the cranial floor, is the most Anatomical terms of location#Superior and inferior, inferior area of the human skull, skull. It is composed of the endocranium and the lower parts of the Calvaria ...

. Inferior surface. File:Sobo 1909 42 - Occipitomastoid suture.png, Base of skull. Inferior surface.

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* * * Bones of the head and neck Cranial sutures Human head and neck Joints Joints of the head and neck Skeletal system Skull {{musculoskeletal-stub

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