Positioning Guide Flashcards by Sinead Zoellner

Q

Glabella

A

Raised process between the eyebrows

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Acanthion

A

Point below nose where upper lips meet

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Mental point

A

The point of the chin-mentum

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Nasion

A

Junction of 2 nasal bones with the frontal bone

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Gonion

A

Posterior angle of mandible, rt and lt sides

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Vertex

A

Top most point of head

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Inion

A

Prominent occipital protuberance at the back of the head

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Mastoid tip

A

Process off the temporal bone behind ear

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Auricle

A

Large flap of external ear

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Outer canthus

A

Outer junction of the eyelids

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Inner canthus

A

Inner junction of the eyelids

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IOM

A

InfraOrbital Margin

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SOM

A

SupraOrbital Margin

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TEA

A

Top of ear attachment

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EAM

A

External Acoustic Meatus

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OML

A

OrbitoMeatal Line

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IOML

A

InfraOrbitalMeatal Line

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MML

A

MentoMeatal Line

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GML

A

GlabelloMeatal Line

Q

IPL

A

InterPupillary Line

Q

AML

A

AcanthioMeatal Line

Q

GAL

A

GlabelloAlveolar Line

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LML

A

LipsMeatal Line

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MCP

A

MidCoronal Plane

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MSP

A

Midsaggital Plane

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Mesocephalic skull

A

An average sized head

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Brachycephalic skull

A

Short broad skull

Q

Dolichocephalic skull

A

Long and narrow skull