Lower Jaw

• 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.

• pogonion

  The craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface...

• symphysion

  The most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible.

Frontal Bone

• glabella

  A smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward...

• metopion

  The craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull.

• ophryon

  The craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits.

Cranium

• asterion

  The craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture...

• stephanion

  The craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus.

Parietal Bone

• entomion

  The craniometric point at the tip of the angular part of the parietal bone that articulates...

• sphenion

  The anterior tip of the parietal bone.

Also contains

• 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...

• inion

  The craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital...

• jugale

  The craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic...

• 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.

• nasion

  The craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the...

• obelion

  The craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture.

• orbitale

  The craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit.

• prosthion

  Craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process...

• 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.

• auriculare

  The craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus.

• coronion

  The craniometric point at the tip of the coronoid process of the mandible.

• condylion

  The craniometric point at the tip of the mandibular condyle.

• acanthion

  The craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture.

• bregma

  The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of...