Cranial synchondroses

Synchondroses cranii

Definition

Andréa Lopes da Costa

Cranial synchondroses are a type of temporary synarthrosis in which the union between different bones at the base the skull is made of hyaline cartilage.

Present during growth, they gradually ossify with age through synostosis to become sutures of the head.

References

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  • Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 2, Arthrologie et myologie, 4th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.

  • Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.