Tomography/Morphology Flashcards
Mesocephalic
47°
Brachycephalic
54°
Dolichocephalic
40°
divides the body into left and right halves.
MSP
the line that
connects the pupils or the outer canthi of the
patient’s eyes.
Inter Pupillary Line (IPL/ IOL) -
the smooth, slightly raised triangular
area between and slightly superior to the
eyebrows and above the bridge of the nose.
Glabella
located at the junction of the two nasal bones
and the frontal bone
Nasion
“Little Thorn” the midlinepoint at the
junction of the upper lip and the nasal septum.
Acanthion -“Little Thorn” -
the lower posterior angle on each side of the
jaw or mandible.
Gonion
the large flap of ear made of
cartilage.
Auricle/ Pinna
the small cartilaginous flap that coversthe
opening of the ear.
Tragus
refers to the superior attachment of the auricle, or
the part where the side frames of eyeglasses rest.
- corresponds to the highest level of the petrousridge
on each side.
TEA
Radiographic Baseline
OML
AnthropologicalBaseline, Reid’s Baseline,
Frankfurterline
IOML
OML to IOML
7 degrees