What Is a Suture in the Brain

Cranial sutures are fibrous bands of tissue that connect the bones of the skull.

What are skull sutures and what was their purpose?

What are sutures? Sutures allow the bones to move during the birth process. They act like an expansion joint. This allows the bone to enlarge evenly as the brain grows and the skull expands.

At what age do cranial sutures ossify?

Skull Base Sutures By 6 months of age, 50% of the anterior skull base is completely ossified. This percentage steadily increases, and, by 24 months, 84% of the anterior skull base is completely ossified (16).

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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