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| − | The point on the human skull where the sagittal and coronal | + | The '''bregma''' is the point on the human [[skull]] where the sagittal and [[coronal]] [[suture]]s meet. It lies in the midline, just in front of a plane extending vertically from one external acoustic [[meatus]] to the other. The bregma is a landmark used when anthropologic or [[forensic]] measurements of the skull are made. |
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Latest revision as of 18:24, September 20, 2008
The bregma is the point on the human skull where the sagittal and coronal sutures meet. It lies in the midline, just in front of a plane extending vertically from one external acoustic meatus to the other. The bregma is a landmark used when anthropologic or forensic measurements of the skull are made.