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Definition of Parietal

Parietal
Parietal Pa*ri"e*tal, n. 1. (Anat.) One of the parietal bones. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.

Meaning of Parietal from wikipedia

- Look up parietal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Parietal (literally: "pertaining or relating to walls") is an adjective used predominantly for the...
- The parietal lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals. The parietal lobe is positioned above the temporal lobe...
- The parietal bones (/pəˈraɪ.ɪtəl/ pə-RY-it-əl) are two bones in the skull which, when joined at a fibrous joint known as a cranial suture, form the sides...
- A parietal eye (third eye, pineal eye) is a part of the epithalamus in some vertebrates. The eye is at the top of the head; is photoreceptive; and is ****ociated...
- The parietal eminence (parietal boss, parietal tuber, parietal tuberosity) is a convex, smooth eminence on the external surface of the parietal bone of...
- 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...
- Parietal cells (also known as oxyntic cells) are epithelial cells in the stomach that secrete hydrochloric acid (HCl) and intrinsic factor. These cells...
- Parietal foramen may refer to: Pineal foramen, a midline hole in the skull roof which hosts the parietal eye in many vertebrate species Parietal foramina...
- Parietals may refer to: A reptilian diagnostic term, see parietal scales. Parietal cells, stomach epithelium cells that secrete gastric acid and intrinsic...
- above this process it divides into two branches: a. frontal, and a. parietal. The parietal branch of the superficial temporal artery (posterior temporal) is...