#craniometric_point a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken
supertype: #landmark.anatomical_structure 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
part of: #skull
subtype: #acanthion the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture
subtype: #asterion the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture
subtype: #auriculare__auricular_point__auricularpoint the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus
subtype: #bregma the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium
subtype: #condylion the craniometric point at the tip of the mandibular condyle
subtype: #coronion the craniometric point at the tip of the coronoid process of the mandible
subtype: #crotaphion the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone
subtype: #dacryon the craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone
subtype: #entomion the craniometric point at the tip of the mastoid angle of the parietal bone
subtype: #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
subtype: #gnathion the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline
subtype: #gonion the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
subtype: #inion the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)
subtype: #jugale__jugal_point__jugalpoint the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
subtype: #lambda the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull
subtype: #mastoidale the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process
subtype: #metopion the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull
subtype: #nasion the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet
subtype: #obelion the craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture
subtype: #ophryon the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits
subtype: #orbitale__orbital_point__orbitalpoint the craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit
subtype: #pogonion the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin
subtype: #prosthion__prostheon__alveolar_point craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla
subtype: #pterion the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle
subtype: #rhinion the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones
subtype: #sphenion the anterior tip of the parietal bone
subtype: #stephanion the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus
subtype: #symphysion the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible
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