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...