craniometric point

Noun
  1. A landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken (synset 105237933)
    is a type of: 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
    subtypes:
    • 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
    is a part of: skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

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