Term: | parietal bone anatomical region |
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Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
Name: | parietal bone |
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Synonyms: | post parietal |
Definition: | Paired dermal bone that covers the hind part of the cranium, overlapping the dorsal edge of the sphenotic, pterotic, epiotic and the anterior edge of the supraoccipital. The parietal are overlapped anteriorly by the frontal. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000486] |
Name: | anatomical region |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | A 3D region in space without well-defined compartmental boundaries; for example, the dorsal region of an ectoderm. |
Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000070] |