Sphenoparietal suture
# Sphenoparietal suture

The sphenoparietal suture is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the parietal bone. It is one of the sutures that comprises the pterion.

## Additional images

* Position of sphenoparietal suture (shown in red). Animation.
* Parietal bones (above) and sphenoid bone (below)
* Side view of the skull. Sphenoparietal suture indicated by the arrow.
* Left zygomatic bone in situ. (Sphenoparietal suture visible at upper right in blue.)
