In the early 1900s, the parietal bone was known among paleontologists as the dermosupraoccipital.
It is the point where the frontal bone and parietal bones meet.
Most of the top and sides of your head are formed by two parietal bones.
The parietal bones are joint at their midline in a crest.
My attention had been drawn to an irregularity on the right parietal bone.
"You have a blocked parietal bone from emotional tension in your digestive system," I was told.
The parietal bones extend to the sides of the braincase.
It also is part of the parietal, and occipital bones.
It is seen mostly in the occipital and parietal bones.
The parietal bones form the top and sides of the skull.