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.) | |
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A02.1.00.015 |
| TA2 | 417 |
| FMA | 264779 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The nasion (nay-zhun) is the intersection of the frontal 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.
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