Parietal - Human Anatomy

Human Anatomy

  • Inferior parietal lobule, below the horizontal portion of the intraparietal sulcus, and behind the lower part of the postcentral sulcus
  • Parietal bone of the skull
  • Parietal branch of superficial temporal artery, curves upward and backward on the side of the head
  • Parietal cell in the stomach
  • Parietal eminence, external surface of the parietal bone
  • Parietal foramen, back part of the parietal bone and close to the upper or sagittal border
  • Parietal lobe of the brain
  • Parietal operculum, portion of the parietal lobe on the outside surface of the brain
  • Parietal pericardium, double-walled sac that contains the heart and the roots of the great vessels
  • Parietal placentation, refers to the formation, type and structure, or arrangement of placentas
  • Parietal pleura, attached to the wall of the thoracic cavity
  • Parietal-temporal-occipital, (PTO) includes portions of the parietal, temporal and occipital lobes
  • Posterior parietal cortex, portion of parietal neocortex posterior to the primary somatosensory cortex
  • Superior parietal lobule, bounded in front by the upper part of the postcentral sulcus

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