Parietal foramen

Bone: Parietal foramen
Left parietal bone. Outer surface. (Parietal foramen labeled at upper right.)
Latin foramen parietale
Gray's subject #32 134

At the back part of the parietal bone and close to the upper or sagittal border is the parietal foramen, which transmits the parietal emissary vein which anastamoses with 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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