The basion is part of the human body’s musculoskeletal system and is located on the skull. Anatomically it can be identified as the midpoint on the anterior margin of the […]
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Opisthion
On the occipital bone the midpoint on the posterior margin of the foramen magnum is termed the opisthion.
Foramina of Scarpa
In the maxilla occasionally two additional canals are present in the middle line of the palatine process; they are termed the foramina of Scarpa and when present transmit the nasopalatine […]
Zygomatico-orbital foramina
The zygomatico-orbital foramina are two canals in the skull orifices of which are seen on the orbital process of the zygomatic bone. One of these canals opens into the temporal […]
Peritubular capillaries
In the renal system peritubular capillaries are tiny blood vessels that travel alongside nephrons allowing reabsorption and secretion between blood and the inner lumen of the nephron. Ions and minerals […]
Frontal eminence
A frontal eminence (or tuber frontale) refers to one of two rounded elevations on the frontal bone that lie about three centimeters above the supraorbital margin on each side of […]
Dacryon
The point of junction of the maxillary bone lacrimal bone and frontal bone is named the dacryon.This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray’s Anatomy.
Temporal line
Crossing the middle of the parietal bone in an arched direction are two curved lines the superior and inferior temporal lines; the former gives attachment to the temporal fascia and […]
Stephanion
The point where the upper temporal line cuts the coronal suture is named the stephanion.
Obelion
The term obelion is applied to that point of the sagittal suture which is on a level with the parietal foramina.