Parietal eminence

The external surface of the parietal bone is convex, smooth, and marked near the center by an eminence, the parietal eminence (parietal tuber), which indicates the point where ossification commenced.Parietal eminence shown in redSkull showing parietal eminence as Tuber parietale The external surface of the parietal bone is convex, smooth, and marked near the center by an eminence, the parietal eminence (parietal tuber), which indicates the point where ossification commenced. This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 133 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)