Term: parietal bone anatomical region
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Name: parietal bone
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
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]