anatomical point

Non-material anatomical entity of zero dimension, which forms a boundary of an anatomical line or surface.

Type Organ
Parent Structure immaterial anatomical entity
FMA ID 9658

Sub-structures

akrokranion Organ anatomical point connecting sagittal and lambdoidal sutures Organ apex of cervical spinal cord dorsal horn Organ apex of lumbar spinal cord dorsal horn Organ apex of prostate Gland apex of thoracic spinal cord dorsal horn Organ basion Organ crotaphion Bone ectorbitale Bone entorbitale Organ euryon Organ hormion Bone jugal point Organ nasion Bone nose tip Organ obelion Organ ophryon Organ opisthion Organ opisthocranion Organ otion Bone porion Organ prosthion Bone proximal-most point of greater trochanter of femur Organ proximal-most point of head of femur Organ proximal-most point of head of humerus Organ proximal-most point of ventral tubercle of humerus Organ stephanion Organ supraorbitale Organ sylvian point Bone synsphenion Organ tip Organ zygion Organ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the anatomical point?
Non-material anatomical entity of zero dimension, which forms a boundary of an anatomical line or surface.

Related Structures

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.