Zygomaticotemporal suture

The zygomaticotemporal suture (or temporozygomatic suture) is the cranial suture between the zygomatic bone and the temporal bone.^[1] This is part of the zygomatic arch.^[1] Movement at the suture decreases with development during aging.^[1] It has a complex internal structure.^[1]

Zygomaticotemporal suture
Zygomaticotemporal suture (red)
Zygomaticotemporal suture (green)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	sutura temporozygomatica
TA98	A03.1.02.024
TA2	1599
FMA	52958
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Additional images

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  Zygomaticotemporal suture (blue circle) and position of two bones.

    Zygomatic bone

    Temporal bone
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  Position of zygomaticotemporal suture (red). Animation.
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  Cross section (temporal bones removed). Animation.
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  Still image (red)
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  Side view of the skull. (Zygomaticotemporal suture is suture between zygomatic bone, at left in white, and temporal bone, at center in pink.)

See also

• Zygomatic arch