Diploë

Diploë
Veins of the diploë as displayed by the removal of the outer table of the skull.
Details
Vein	Diploic veins
Identifiers
Latin	Diploe
TA	A02.1.00.035
FMA	76630
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

Diploë (/ˈdɪploʊi/ or DIP-lo-ee) is the spongy cancellous bone separating the inner and outer layers of the cortical bone of the skull.^[1]

In the cranial bones, the layers of compact cortical tissue are familiarly known as the tables of the skull; the outer one is thick and tough; the inner is thin, dense, and brittle, and hence is termed the vitreous table. The intervening cancellous tissue is called the diploë. In certain regions of the skull this becomes absorbed so as to leave spaces filled with liquid between the two tables.

References

↑ "Definition of DIPLOE". www.merriam-webster.com.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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Compound structures of skull

Neurocranium	Calvaria Diploë Asterion Pterion Stephanion Inion Bregma Lambda Fossae anterior middle posterior cranial cavity Base of skull Fontanelle anterior posterior sphenoidal mastoid

Facial skeleton	Nasion Gonion

Both	dacryon zygomatic arch temporal fossa infratemporal fossa pterygomaxillary fissure pterygopalatine fossa

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