frontal suture

Are Cranial Sutures Palpable? The head typically is elongated in the anterior-posterior diameter and shortened in the biparietal diameter. Ridging of the sagittal suture is palpable. Are cranial sutures ossified? Cranial sutures are fibrous joints (synarthroses) between the bones of the vault or face. Both fontanelles and sutures are important for cranial vault growth (and