ANTH486 - Cranial Landmarks Exam
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alveolon (alv) - ✔✔the point where the midsagittal plane of the palate is intersected by
a line connecting the posterior borders of the alveolar crests
asterion (ast) - ✔✔the point where the temporal, parietal, and occipital bones meet
basion (ba) - ✔✔the point at which the anterior border of the foramen magnum is
intersected by the midsagittal plane
bregma (b) - ✔✔the posterior border of the frontal bone in the midsagittal plane
condylion (cdl) - ✔✔the most lateral points of the mandibular condyles
dacryon (d) - ✔✔the point on the frontal bone where the frontal, lacrimal, and maxillary
sutures meet
ectoconchion (ec) - ✔✔the intersection of the most anterior edge of the lateral orbital
border and a line parallel to the superior orbital border that bisects the orbit into two
halves
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, ectomolare (ecm) - ✔✔the most lateral point on the buccal surface of the alveolar
margin
euryon (eu) - ✔✔the most laterally positioned point on the side of the braincase
frontomalare temporale (fmt) - ✔✔the most laterally positioned point on the
frontomalar suture
frontotemporale (ft) - ✔✔a point located forward and inward on the superior temporal
line directly above the zygomatic process on the frontal bone
glabella (g) - ✔✔the most anteriorly projecting point at the lower margin of the frontal
bone, directly above the nasal bones
gnathion (gn) - ✔✔the lowest point on the inferior margin of the mandibular body
gonion (go) - ✔✔the point on the mandible when the inferior corpus meets the posterior
ramus
infradentale (id) - ✔✔the point between the lower incisors where the anterior margins
of the alveolar processes meet
lambda (l) - ✔✔the meeting of the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures
mastoidale (ms) - ✔✔the most inferior tip of the mastoid process
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alveolon (alv) - ✔✔the point where the midsagittal plane of the palate is intersected by
a line connecting the posterior borders of the alveolar crests
asterion (ast) - ✔✔the point where the temporal, parietal, and occipital bones meet
basion (ba) - ✔✔the point at which the anterior border of the foramen magnum is
intersected by the midsagittal plane
bregma (b) - ✔✔the posterior border of the frontal bone in the midsagittal plane
condylion (cdl) - ✔✔the most lateral points of the mandibular condyles
dacryon (d) - ✔✔the point on the frontal bone where the frontal, lacrimal, and maxillary
sutures meet
ectoconchion (ec) - ✔✔the intersection of the most anterior edge of the lateral orbital
border and a line parallel to the superior orbital border that bisects the orbit into two
halves
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, ectomolare (ecm) - ✔✔the most lateral point on the buccal surface of the alveolar
margin
euryon (eu) - ✔✔the most laterally positioned point on the side of the braincase
frontomalare temporale (fmt) - ✔✔the most laterally positioned point on the
frontomalar suture
frontotemporale (ft) - ✔✔a point located forward and inward on the superior temporal
line directly above the zygomatic process on the frontal bone
glabella (g) - ✔✔the most anteriorly projecting point at the lower margin of the frontal
bone, directly above the nasal bones
gnathion (gn) - ✔✔the lowest point on the inferior margin of the mandibular body
gonion (go) - ✔✔the point on the mandible when the inferior corpus meets the posterior
ramus
infradentale (id) - ✔✔the point between the lower incisors where the anterior margins
of the alveolar processes meet
lambda (l) - ✔✔the meeting of the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures
mastoidale (ms) - ✔✔the most inferior tip of the mastoid process
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