Asterion | |
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Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Asterion visible at center right.) | |
Details | |
Part of | Skull |
System | Skeletal |
Identifiers | |
Latin | asterion |
TA98 | A02.1.00.020 |
TA2 | 422 |
FMA | 76625 |
Anatomical terminology |
The asterion is a meeting point between three sutures between bones of the skull. It is an important surgical landmark.