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Parietal

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Parietal (literally: "pertaining or relating to walls") is an adjective used predominantly for the parietal lobe and other relevant anatomy

Parietal may also refer to:

Human anatomy

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Brain

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  • The parietal lobe is found in all mammals. The human brain has a number of connected, related, and proximal suborgans and bones which contain the "parietal" in their names.
    • Inferior parietal lobule, below the horizontal portion of the intraparietal sulcus and behind the lower part of the postcentral sulcus
    • Parietal operculum, portion of the parietal lobe on the outside surface of the brain

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Non-human anatomy

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Other

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