Right parietal bone (Os parietale)
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Anatomy
A flat, concave-internal bone forming the side and roof of the cranial vault; it meets its twin at the sagittal suture, the frontal bone at the coronal suture, and the temporal and occipital bones at the squamous and lambdoid sutures. Its outer surface carries the parietal eminence, the widest point of the skull.
Clinical notes
The widest palpable region of the head and the commonest site of vault fractures in falls; the middle meningeal artery grooves its inner table, so fracture means extradural (epidural) haematoma risk.
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FAQ
What is the role of the Right parietal bone?
A flat, concave-internal bone forming the side and roof of the cranial vault; it meets its twin at the sagittal suture, the frontal bone at the coronal suture, and the temporal and occipital bones at the squamous and lambdoid sutures. Its outer surface carries the parietal eminence, the widest point of the skull.
Why is the Right parietal bone clinically important?
The widest palpable region of the head and the commonest site of vault fractures in falls; the middle meningeal artery grooves its inner table, so fracture means extradural (epidural) haematoma risk.
Source & license
Derived from Z-Anatomy (Gauthier Kervyn et al.), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); upstream geometry from BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science. license details