| Parietal bone | |
|---|---|
 Position of the parietal bones | |
| Details | |
| Articulations | Five bones: the opposite parietal, the occipital, the frontal, the temporal, and the sphenoid |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | os parietale |
| MeSH | D010294 |
| TA98 | A02.1.02.001 |
| TA2 | 504 |
| FMA | 9613 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
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 and roof of the neurocranium. In humans, each bone is roughly quadrilateral in form, and has two surfaces, four borders, and four angles. It is named from the Latin paries (-ietis), wall.