craniometric point

a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken landmark an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken acanthion the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture asterion the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture auricular point, auriculare the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus bregma the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium condylion the craniometric point at the tip of the mandibular condyle coronion the craniometric point at the tip of the coronoid process of the mandible crotaphion the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone dacryon the craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone entomion the craniometric point at the tip of the angular part of the parietal bone that articulates with the temporal bone glabella, mesophyron a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges gnathion the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline gonion the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw inion the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)

jugal point, jugale the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone lambda the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull mastoidale the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process metopion the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull nasion the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet obelion the craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture ophryon the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits orbital point, orbitale the craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit pogonion the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin alveolar point, prostheon, prosthion craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla pterion the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle rhinion the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones sphenion the anterior tip of the parietal bone stephanion the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus symphysion the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible skull the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates Vertex