Morphometric Study Of Parietal Foramen In South Indian Skulls

A morphometric study of parietal foramen was done in South Indian dry human skulls.A total 40 dry human adult aged skull of unknown sex were studied. A 0-150 mm digital electronicalcalliper was used for Morphometric measurements. The results were tabulated using Microsoft Excel.Results were tabulated using Microsoft excel. Charts for various types of parietal foramen such a unilateral, bilateral, triple foramen, or absent parietal foramen were obtained.This article throws light on the importance of parietal foramen. It is considered important as it traverses the loose areolar tissue of the scalp by parietal emissary veins. And these veins being valve less, help in spread of infection quite easily into the intracranium