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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
TA98A02.1.00.015
TA2417
FMA264779
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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