parietal eminence parietal eminence the parietal eminence (parietal tuber, parietal tuberosity) is a convex, smooth eminence on the external surface of the parietal bone of the skull. it is the site where intramembranous ossification of the parietal bone begins during embryological development. it tends to be slightly more prominent in women than in men, so may be used to help to identify the sex of a skull. parietal eminenceskull of a new-born child from the side. (parietal eminence shown in red.)front view of the skull. (parietal eminence pointed by arrows.)detailsprecursorsite of intramembranous ossification of the parietal bonepart ofparietal bonesystemskeletalidentifierslatintuber parietale, eminentia parietalista98a02.1.02.010ta2510fma57080anatomical terms of bone additional images parietal eminence shown in red skull showing parietal eminence as tuber parietale