Anatomy

Parietal Bone

One of a pair of irregularly shaped quadrilateral bones situated between the FRONTAL BONE and OCCIPITAL BONE, which together form the sides of the CRANIUM.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

One of a pair of irregularly shaped quadrilateral bones situated between the FRONTAL BONE and OCCIPITAL BONE, which together form the sides of the CRANIUM.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Bone, Parietal
  • Bones, Parietal
  • Parietal Bones

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

fractures = PARIETAL BONE / inj (IM) + SKULL FRACTURES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with SKULL NEOPLASMS (IM)

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Tree Number

  1. A02w.835w.232w.781w.651w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Parietal Bone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010294. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010294
  2. Parietal Bone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parietal_bone
  3. Parietal Bone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16298