Description
The joints of the skull are the junctions between bones of the skull or between skull bones and other bones. Some are fibrous (syndesmoses and suturae cranii), some are cartilaginous (synchondroses cranii), and some are synovial.
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Skull
The term skull denotes the bony elements of the head, comprising the cranium and mandible.