Parietal foramina

Parietal foramen
Parietal foramen
	Surface rendered CT of the back of the skull. The parietal foramina are visible at left.
Details
Part of	Parietal bone
System	Skeletal
Identifiers
Latin	foramen parietale
TA98	A02.1.02.019
TA2	519
FMA	53145
	Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

A parietal foramen is an opening in the skull for the parietal emissary vein, which drains into the superior sagittal sinus. Occasionally, a small branch of the occipital artery can also pass through it. It^{[clarification needed]} is located at the back part of the parietal bone, close to the upper or sagittal border. It is not always present, and its size varies considerably.^[1] Parietal foramina tend to be symmetrical, with the same number on each side.^[1]

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 134 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

^ ^a ^b Penteado, C. V.; Santo, Neto H. (1985-01-01). "The number and location of the parietal foramen in human skulls". Anatomischer Anzeiger. 158 (1): 39–41. ISSN 0003-2786. PMID 3993964.

External links

This human musculoskeletal system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[:0-1] Penteado, C. V.; Santo, Neto H. (1985-01-01). "The number and location of the parietal foramen in human skulls". Anatomischer Anzeiger. 158 (1): 39–41. ISSN 0003-2786. PMID 3993964.

[1]

Parietal foramina

See also

References

External links