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Syln point is related to ?

A
Squamous pa
B
Petrous pa
C
Tympanic pa
D
Mastoid pa
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'a' i.e., Squamous pa The pterion is situated in the floor of temporal fossa. It is an H-shaped suture, where four bones meet each other :? i) Greater wing of sphenoid ii) Squamous temporal iii) Frontal iv) Anterioinferior angle of parietal Central point of pterion is known as Syln point. the cranium is very thin " at this point. Its immediate deep relations are frontal branch of middle meningeal aery, its accompanying vein and stem of lateral sulcus of brain. Fracture at this point may injure middle meningeal aery or/and vein and give rise to extradural hemorrhage.

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