Vertex

Study entry

Description

The highest point of the neurocranium, in the midline, with the skull in the Frankfurt plane; it lies near the middle of the sagittal suture.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo» y tabla 8-1

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest