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The parietal bone is a flat bone because it is located in your skull

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The parietal bones are located in the skull on the sides of your head.

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They are paired

form the bulk of the cranial vault

four largest sutures occur where the parietal bones join to other bones

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flat bones.
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What bones connect at the coronal suture?

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What are the four major sutures of the skull?

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