sutura squamosa

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 squamosa,

an immovable fibrous joint that is one kind of false suture in which overlapping beveled edges unite certain bones of the skull, such as the temporal and the parietal bone. Compare sutura plana.