Parietal eminence

Parietal eminence
Skull of a new-born child from the side. (Parietal eminence shown in red.)
Front view of the skull. (Parietal eminence pointed by arrows.)
Details
PrecursorSite of intramembranous ossification of the parietal bone
Part ofParietal bone
SystemSkeletal
Identifiers
Latintuber parietale, eminentia parietalis
TA98A02.1.02.010
TA2510
FMA57080
Anatomical terms of bone

The parietal eminence (parietal tuber, parietal tuberosity) is a convex, smooth eminence on the external surface of the parietal bone of the skull. It is the site where intramembranous ossification of the parietal bone begins during embryological development. It tends to be slightly more prominent in men than in women, so may be used to help to identify the sex of a skull.[1]

  1. ^ Rogers, Tracy L. (May 2005). "Determining the sex of human remains through cranial morphology". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 50 (3): 493–500. doi:10.1520/JFS2003385. ISSN 0022-1198. PMID 15932077 – via PubMed.