anatomical point connecting sagittal and lambdoidal sutures
antorbital fenestra
antorbital notch
apex of cervical spinal cord dorsal horn
apex of heart
apex of lumbar spinal cord dorsal horn
apex of prostate
apex of thoracic spinal cord dorsal horn
asterion of skull
basion
bregma
cranial cavity
cranial synchondrosis +
cranium +
crotaphion
ectorbitale
entorbitale
euryon
foramen of skull +
hormion
infraorbital bridge
infratemporal fossa
jugal point
maxillary recess
nasion
nose tip
obelion
ophryon
opisthion
opisthocranion
orifice of skull +
otion
paranasal sinus +
pericranium
porion
The porion is the point on the human skull located at the upper margin of each ear canal (external auditory meatus, external acoustic meatus). It underlies the tragus. The anatomical landmark has significance in biological anthropology and craniometry.
primary subdivision of skull +
prosthion
proximal-most point of greater trochanter of femur
proximal-most point of head of femur
proximal-most point of head of humerus
proximal-most point of ventral tubercle of humerus