Parietal foramen
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Bone: Parietal foramen | |
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Left parietal bone. Outer surface. (Parietal foramen labeled at upper right.) | |
Latin | foramen parietale |
Gray's | subject #32 134 |
Dorlands / Elsevier |
f_12/12373499 |
At the back part of the parietal bone and close to the upper or sagittal border is the parietal foramen, which transmits a vein to the superior sagittal sinus, and sometimes a small branch of the occipital artery; it is not constantly present, and its size varies considerably.
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- parietal+foramen at eMedicine Dictionary
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