Ceph Landmarks Flashcards
The midpoint of sella turcica
S = sella
The extreme anterior point of the frontonasal sutures
N = Nasion
The lowest point on the inferior rim of the orbit
Or = orbitale
The deepest point in the curvature of the maxillary alveolar process
Point A = subspinale
The deepest point of curvature in the mandibular alveolar process
Point B = supramentale
The extreme anterior part of the chin
Pog = pogonion
The midpoint of the mandibular angle between ramus and corpus mandibular
Go = gonion
The anterior border of foramen magnum
Ba = basion
A point at the junction of the posterior border of the ramus and the inferior border of the osterior cranial base
Ar = articulare
The extreme anterior point of the maxilla
ANS = anterior nasal spine
The extreme posterior point on the maxila
PNS = Posterior nasal spine
The extreme superior point of the pterygopalatine fossa
Pt = pterygoid point
The extreme inferior point of the chin
Me = menton
The midpoint between pogonion and menton
Gn = gnathion
The most superiorly portioned point of the external auditory meatus located by using te ear rods of the cephalostat
Po = porion
