frontal/anterior/bregmatic fontanelle

Introduction

A diamond shaped membranous interval at the junction of the coronal, sagittal & metopic sutures where the frontal angles of the parietal bones meet the two ununited halves of the frontal bone.

More general terms

• fontanelle

Additional terms

• mastoid/posterolateral/Casser fontanelle
• occipital/posterior fontanelle
• sphenoidal/anterolateral fontanelle