| Lambda (anatomy) | |
|---|---|
 Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Lambda labeled at center right.) | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Posterior fontanelle |
| Part of | Skull,sagittal suture,lambdoid suture |
| System | Skeletal |
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A02.1.00.017 |
| TA2 | 419 |
| FMA | 264773 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Thelambda is the meeting point of thesagittal suture and thelambdoid suture. This is also the point of the occipital angle. It is named after theGreek letterlambda.
The lambda is the meeting point of thesagittal suture and thelambdoid suture. It may be the exactmidpoint of the lambdoid suture, but often deviates slightly from the midline.[1] This is also the point of the occipital angle.
In thefoetus, the lambda is membranous, and is called theposterior fontanelle.[citation needed]
The lambda is named after theGreek letterlambda, whose lowercase form (λ) resembles the junction formed by the sutures.
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 135 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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