craniometric point

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