lecture 8 - craniometric points of the cranium

Question 1

Junction of greater wing of sphenoid, squamous temporal, frontal, and parietal bones; overlies course of anterior division of middle artery

Answer 1

Pterion

Question 2

Point of calvaria at junction of lambdoid and sagittal sutures

Answer 2

Lambda

Question 3

Point on calvaria at junction of coronal and sagittal sutures

Answer 3

Bregma

Question 4

superior point of neurocranium, in middle with cranium oriented in anatomical (orbitomeatal or frankfort) plane

Answer 4

Vertex

Question 5

Star shaped, located at junction of three sutures, parietomastoid, occipitomastoid and lambdoid

Answer 5

Asterion

Question 6

Smooth prominence, most marked in males, frontal bones superior to root of nose, most anterior projecting part forehead

Answer 6

Glabella

Question 7

most prominent point of external occipital protuberance

Answer 7

Inion

Question 8

Point on cranium where frontonasal and internasal sutures meet

Answer 8

Nasion