Pterion peor
thumb|Sphenoparietal suture highlighted in red The pterion is the region where the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones join. It is located on the side of the skull, just behind the temple. It is also considered to be the weakest part of the skull, which makes it clinically significant, as if there is a fracture around the pterion it could be accompanied by an epidural hematoma.
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- Anatomy.Name
- Pterion
- Anatomy.Latin
- pterion
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- Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones (Pterion labeled at center)
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- Gray188-Sphenoparietal suture.png
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- Side view of the skull with arrow pointing to the Pterion
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thumb|Sphenoparietal suture highlighted in red The pterion is the region where the frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid bones join. It is located on the side of the skull, just behind the temple. It is also considered to be the weakest part of the skull, which makes it clinically significant, as if there is a fracture around the pterion it could be accompanied by an epidural hematoma.
== Structure == The pterion is located in the temporal fossa, approximately 2.6 cm behind and 1.3 cm above the posterolateral margin of the frontozygomatic suture.