Craniometric points

craniometric points

1. Craniometric points of the skull and the cerebral cortical surface DR.USMAN HAQQANI RESIDENT NSBW

2. Following bones form pterion: 1.frontal , 2.parietal , 3.temporal 4.sphenoid (greater wing).

3. Pterion : Estimated as 2 finger-breadths above the zygomatic arch, and a thumb’s breadth behind the frontal process of the zygomatic bone

4. Frontozygomatic point is situated 2.5 cm above zygomatic arch on the orbital rim

5. Opisthocranion : posteriormost point in the midsagittal plane of the occiput 2-4 cm 6-8 cm

6. parieto -mastoid occipito -mastoid lambdoid 1cm 4 cm 2cm 1cm

7. 2.5cm

8. Precentral gyrus 4.5cm from bregma Postcentral gyrus 6.5cm from bregma Postcentral gyrus 4cm from staphanion precentral gyrus 2.5cm from staphanion

9. Superior temporal gyrus

10. Inf rolandic point

11. Ant sylvian point Ant squamous point

12. INFERIOR ROLANDIC POINT

13. face activation area

14. H and activation area Superior frontal sulcus

15. Hand motor cortex

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