Nasion
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| Relations of the brain and middle meningeal artery to the surface of the skull. (Nasion is at #1.) | |
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| Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Nasion labeled at center left.) | |
| Latin | Nasion |
| Gray's | subject #33 136 |
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]
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