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Answer for the clue "The craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium ", 6 letters:
bregma

Word definitions for bregma in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bregma \Breg"ma\, n. [Gr. ? the front part of the head: cf. F. bregma.] (Anat.) The point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The bregma is the anatomical point on the skull at which the coronal suture is intersected perpendicularly by the sagittal suture .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium [also: bregmata (pl)]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) the anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet

Usage examples of bregma.

Also, Cautiousness (high development on the parietal eminence) and Firmness (a lofty sagittal suture from behind the bregma to the front of the obelion).