Metopıc Suture: An Anatomic Study in Anatolian Dry Skulls

AKIN, Duygu | BABACAN, Serdar | TÜRKOĞLU, Fatma Nur | AYDIN KABAKÇI, Anıl Didem | ALPA, Şerife

Objective: Metopic suture is formed due to failure of union of the two halves of the frontal bone. Usually the suture disappears by early childhood, but in some cases it persists as complete or incomplete metopic suture throughout life. A complete metopic suture extends from anterior aspect of bregma to the nasion which is known as metopism. It is essential to know about metopic suture, failing which; it can be easily misunderstood as fracture of frontal bone. It is also important for paleodemography and forensic medicine. Methods: The present study was performed on 240 human dry skulls within ...Daha fazlası