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    The document discusses various anatomical landmarks and structures of the skull, including the major sutures, skull topography landmarks such as the glabella and nasion, skull morphology classifications of mesocephalic, brachycephalic and dolicocephalic, and the fontanels. It provides detailed descriptions and definitions of each landmark and structure to aid in radiographic positioning of the skull.

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    The document discusses various anatomical landmarks and structures of the skull, including the major sutures, skull topography landmarks such as the glabella and nasion, skull morphology classifications of mesocephalic, brachycephalic and dolicocephalic, and the fontanels. It provides detailed descriptions and definitions of each landmark and structure to aid in radiographic positioning of the skull.

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    RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING

     Major Sutures of the skull


    1. Sagittal – located on top of the head between the two
    parietal bones
    2. Coronal – found between frontal and parietal bones
    3. Lamdoidal – separates the parietal and occipital
    4. Squamosal – separates the temporal and parietal
    5. Metopic Suture – usually found in infant
    6. Accessory parietal - partially divides the parietal bone,
    usually extending anteriorly from the lambdoid suture
    7. Mendosal Suture
    RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING
    Metopic Suture
    RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING
    Accessory Parietal Suture
    RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING
    Mendosal Suture
    SKULL TOPOGRAPHY
    Midsagittal Plane or Medial Plane (MSP)
    Symmetrically divides the body into left
    and right halves.
    Interpupillary line or Interorbital line (IPL)
    Connecting the pupils or outer canthi of the
    eyes
    Supraorbital groove (SOG)
    Slight depression above each eyebrow.
    Supraorbital Margin (SOM)
    Superior rim of each orbit.
    Superciliary Arch
    Ridge of bone on each eyebrow
    GLABELLA
    Smooth prominence between the eyebrow
    and above the bridge of the nose.
    NASION
    Depression at the nose bridge, junction of
    the 2 nasal bones and frontal bone.
    ACANTHION or LITTLE HORN
    Junction of the upper lip and the nasal
    septum.
    The point where the nose and lip meet.
    PINNA or AURICLE
    Large flap of cartilage at the external
    portion of the ear
    TRAGUS
    Small flap cartilaginous flap covering the
    ear.
    TOP OF EAR ATTACHMENT (TEA)
    Superior attachment of the auricle
    Same level of petrous ridge
    CANTHI/CANTHUS
    Junction of the upper and lower eyelids
    GONION or
    ANGLE OF THE MANDIBLE
    The lower posterior angle on each side of
    the jaw or mandible
    MENTAL POINT
    The midpoint of this triangular area of the
    chin as it appears from the front.
    GLABELLOMEATAL LINE (GML)
    It is a line between the glabella and EAM
    ORBITOMEATAL LINE (OML)
    Frequently used positioning line located
    between outer canthus and the EAM.
    Also called the RADIOGRAPHIC BASE
    LINE.
    INFRAORBITOMEATAL LINE (IOML)
    Reids base line Base line of the
    Line of Frankfurt cranium
    Anthropological It is a line which
    base line connects the infra-
    orbital point to the
    EAM
    OML and GML
    There is an approximate 8° average angle
    difference between the OML and GML
    OML and IOML
    There is an average difference of 7° exists
    between the angles of the OML and IOML
    IOML and AML
    There is an average difference of 15° exists between the
    angles of the IOML and AML
    ACANTHIOMEATAL LINE (AML)
    It is a line between the acanthion and EAM
    MENTOMEATAL LINE (MML)
    It is a line between the mental point
    (mandible) and EAM.
    LIPSMEATAL LINE (LML)
    It is a line between the junctions of the lips
    to the EAM.
    GLABELLOAVEOLAR LINE (GAL)
    Connects the glabella to a point at the
    anterior aspect of the alveolar process of the
    maxilla.
    SKULL MORPHOLOGY
    MESOCEPHALIC
    Average head 23 cm from vertex to chin.
    15 cm between parietal Temporal base or petrous
    eminences pyramid forms an angle of
    19 cm from the frontal 45° to 47° to the MSP.
    eminence to inion
    BRACHYCEPHALIC
    Short from front to back Petrous pyramid forms an
    Broad from side to side angle greater than 47°
    Shallow from vertex to base (approximately 54°) to
    the MSP.
    The width is 80% or
    greater than the length
    DOLICOCEPHALIC
    Head is long from front Petrous pyramid form an
    to back angle less than 47°
    Narrow from side to side (approximately 40°) to
    Deep from vertex to base. the MSP
    The width is less than
    75% of the length.
    47°
    (width is between 75% to
    80% of length)

    >47° <47°
    (width is 80% or (width is less than
    more of length) 75% of length)
    RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING
     FONTANELS

    1. Anterior Fontanel
    - soft spots
    - largest fontanel that closes until 18 mos. of age
    2. Posterior Fontanel
    3. Sphenoid Fontanel
    - Right sphenoid
    - Left sphenoid
    4. Mastoid Fontanel
    - Right mastoid
    - Left mastoid

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