Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus V: Skeletal Systems
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
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Skull of a 15- to 18-year-old youth. P,P, Right bipartite parietal bone; *, congenital suture. |
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Bilateral parietal foramina. Parietal foramina transmit veins that drain into the superior sagittal sinus and an artery, a small branch of the occipital artery, that supplies the dura mater. Although the foramina have a reported frequency of 60%, they may be absent on one or both sides. |
From Gruber, W. über congenitale Theilungdes Parietal durch eine quere oder schräge Sutur. Arch. Pathol. Anat. Physiol. Klin. Med. 50:113-124, 1870; and über congenital abnorm weite Foramina parietalia. Ibid. 50:124-134, 1870.
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