Cranium: Parietals Flashcards
1
Q
Frontal angle
A
located at bregma
2
Q
Sphenoid angle
A
located at pterion (where the sphenoid, parietal, temporal and frontal converge)
3
Q
Occipital angle
A
Located at lamba
4
Q
Mastoid angle
A
Located at asterion
5
Q
Parietal tuber
A
Large, round eminence centered on ectocranial surface of the parietal.
6
Q
Temporal lines
A
Dominate the ectocranial surface
7
Q
Superior temporal line
A
Anchors the temporal fascia
8
Q
Inferior temporal line
A
Indicates the most superior extent of the temporalis muscle
9
Q
Parietal foramen
A
Located close to the sagital suture near lambda.
10
Q
Parietal striae
A
Raya on the ectocranial surface
11
Q
Meningeal grooves
A
Dominate the endocranial surface of the parietal.
12
Q
Sagital sulcus
A
When the parietals articulate
