In the vault hold, which finger is placed on the asterion?

In the vault hold, which finger is placed on the asterion?

• A. Thumbs
• B. Index
• C. Ring
• D. Pinky

Answer: (C)

Vault hold centers on feeling the cranial bones move as a unit by the clinician’s fingertips resting on the skull. The asterion is the landmark where several sutures meet on the posterior-lateral skull (parietal, temporal, and occipital areas). Placing the ring finger on the asterion gives a stable, precise point of contact to monitor motion in that area without crowding the other contact points. The other fingers are positioned to sense motion at adjacent sites, while the thumbs stay out of the palpation zone. This arrangement—ring finger on the asterion—provides the most reliable feedback of the cranial rhythmic impulse in the vault hold.

Vault hold centers on feeling the cranial bones move as a unit by the clinician’s fingertips resting on the skull. The asterion is the landmark where several sutures meet on the posterior-lateral skull (parietal, temporal, and occipital areas). Placing the ring finger on the asterion gives a stable, precise point of contact to monitor motion in that area without crowding the other contact points. The other fingers are positioned to sense motion at adjacent sites, while the thumbs stay out of the palpation zone. This arrangement—ring finger on the asterion—provides the most reliable feedback of the cranial rhythmic impulse in the vault hold.