Nasion

Nasion
Relations of the brain and middle meningeal artery to the surface of the skull. (Nasion is at #1.)
Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Nasion labeled at center left.)
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Identifiers
Latin	Nasion
TA	A02.1.00.015
FMA	264779
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The nasion (nā′zē än′) is the intersection of the frontal bone and two nasal bones of the human skull. Its manifestation on the visible surface of the face is a distinctly depressed area directly between the eyes, just superior to the bridge of the nose.^[1] It is a cephalometric landmark that is just inferior to the glabella.

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Compound structures of skull

Neurocranium	Calvaria Diploë Asterion Pterion Stephanion Inion Bregma Lambda Fossae anterior middle posterior cranial cavity Base of skull Fontanelle anterior posterior sphenoidal mastoid

Facial skeleton	Nasion Gonion

Both	dacryon zygomatic arch temporal fossa infratemporal fossa pterygomaxillary fissure pterygopalatine fossa

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