sutura plana

sutura /su·tu·ra/ (soo-tu´rah) pl. sutu´rae   [L.] suture; in anatomy, a type of joint in which the apposed bony surfaces are united by fibrous tissue, permitting no movement; found only between bones of the skull.

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sutura denta´ta  s. serrata.

sutura pla´na  a type in which there is simple apposition of the contiguous surfaces, with no interlocking of the edges of the participating bones.

sutura serra´ta  a type in which the participating bones are united by interlocking processes resembling the teeth of a saw.

sutura squamo´sa  a type formed by overlapping of the broad beveled edges of the participating bones.

sutura ve´ra  sutura.

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sutura plana,

a fibrous joint that is one kind of false suture in which rough contiguous edges of certain bones of the skull, such as the maxillae, form a connection. Compare sutura squamosa.