Stephanion

Stephanion

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Caption = Side view of the skull. (Stephanion visible at center top, but not labeled. Coronal suture is at tip of arrow, and stephanion is slightly above it.)


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The point where the upper temporal line cuts the coronal suture is named the stephanion.

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* [http://face-and-emotion.com/dataface/anatomy/media/Morris_skull-lateralview.jpgItem #22] (source [http://face-and-emotion.com/dataface/anatomy/skullviews.jsp here] )
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  • stephanion — ste·pha·ni·on …   English syllables

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  • stephanial — Pertaining to the stephanion. * * * ste·pha·ni·al (stə faґne əl) pertaining to the stephanion …   Medical dictionary

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