| Alare |
alael; alarr |
The most lateral points on the nasal aperture |
| Asterion |
astl; astr |
The sutural meeting point where the temporal, parietal, and occipital bones meet; if the meeting point includes a wormian bone, the lambdoid suture was extended followed by the temporo-parietal and temporo- occipital sutures |
| Basion |
bas |
The meeting point of the midsagittal plane and the anterior border of the foramen magnum; located on the anterior-inferior portion of the rim |
| Bregma |
brg |
The sutural meeting point of the coronal and sagittal sutures |
| Dacryon |
dacl; dacr |
The meeting point of the lacrimal, frontal, and maxilla bones in the orbit at the apex of the lacrimal fossa |
| Ectoconchion |
ectl; ectr |
The intersection point of the anterior surface of the lateral orbital border and a line bisecting the long axis of the orbit |
| Ectomolare |
ecml; ecmr |
The most lateral point on the buccal alveolar margin, at the center of the second molar position |
| Eurion |
eurl; eurr |
The lateral-most point (left and right) of the cranial vault comprising the greatest cranial breadth, located on the parietals or temporal bones superior to the zygomatic arch and external auditory meatus |
| Foramen magnum breadth points |
fobl; fobr |
The lateral-most point (left and right sides) of the foramen magnum rim |
| Frontomalare anterior |
fmal; fmar |
The anterior-most point of the fronto-malar suture |
| Frontomalare temporale |
fmtl; fmtr |
The lateral-most point of the fronto-malar suture |
| Frontotemporale |
wfbl; wfbr |
The anteriomedial-most point of the temporal line |
| Glabella |
glb |
The anterior-most point of the midsagittal plane on the frontal bone above the frontonasal suture |
| Jugale |
jugl; jugr |
The point of the deepest curvature on the zygomatic bone between the temporal and frontal processes |
| Lambda |
lam |
The meeting point of the sagittal and labmdoid sutures, when a wormian bone is present, extend the sagittal and lambdoid sutures into the wormian and where the lines meet is the location of lambda |
| Lower orbital border |
obhi |
The intersection point of the lower orbital rim and a line that bisects the orbit and is perpendicular to the long axis of the orbit, this point is an inside measurement and is taken at the superior apex of the lower orbital rim |
| Upper orbital border |
obhs |
The intersection point of the upper orbital rim and a line that bisects the orbit and is perpendicular to the long axis of the orbit, this point is an inside measurement and is taken at the inferior apex of the upper orbital rim |
| Mastoidale |
mastl; mastr |
The most inferolateral point of the mastoid process |
| Maximum frontal point |
xfbl; xfbr |
The point of the coronal suture where the frontal bone is at its maximum width, not on the temporal lines |
| Most inferior nasal border |
nlhil; nlhir |
The inferior-most point on the lower rim of the nasal aperture on either side, at the beginning of the nasal floor |
| Nasion |
nas |
The meeting point of the fronto-nasal suture and the midsagittal plane |
| Opisthocranion |
opg |
The posterior-most point of the cranium on the occipital bone, farthest from glabella, the location should not be on the inion hook unless it is on a well-developed crest |
| Opisthion |
ops |
The meeting point of the midsagittal plane and the posterior border of the foramen magnum; located on the inferior portion of the rim |
| Porion |
porl; porr |
The superior-most point on the margin of the external auditory meatus |
| Prosthion |
prosH |
The anterior-most point on the midsagittal plane on the alveolar border, between the central incisors |
| Stephanion |
stpl; stpr |
The meeting point of the coronal suture and the inferior temporal line (the superior limit of the temporal muscle) |
| Subspinale |
ssp |
The deepest incurvature point below the anterior nasal spine when viewed in profile |
| Zygion |
zygl; zygr |
The lateral-most point on the zygomatic arch |
| Zygomaxilare |
zygoml; zygomr |
The inferior, anterior point of the zygomaxillary suture and the inferior orbital rim, taken midway between the facial and orbital floor surfaces |
| Zygoorbitale |
zygool; zygoor |
The meeting point of the zygomaxillary suture and the inferior orbital rim, taken midway between the facial and orbital floor surfaces |
| Zygotemporale inferior |
zytil; zytir |
The inferior-most point on the zygo-temporal suture |
| Zygotemporale superior |
zytsl; zytsr |
The superior-most point on the zygo-temporal suture |