Morphometric Study on Foramen Magnum of Human Skulls

We utilized 100 human skulls to study the morphology and morphometric parameters of the foramen magnum in south Indian population. The anteroposterior diameter and transverse diameter of the foramen magnum were measured by using Vernier calliper to the nearest millimetre. All measurements were tabul...

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Main Authors: Shanthi CH, S.Lokanadham
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Language:English
Published: Society of Turaz Bilim 2013-12-01
Series:Medicine Science
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description We utilized 100 human skulls to study the morphology and morphometric parameters of the foramen magnum in south Indian population. The anteroposterior diameter and transverse diameter of the foramen magnum were measured by using Vernier calliper to the nearest millimetre. All measurements were tabulated followed by student t test and descriptive statistics were done in SPSS version to know the p value for the significance. The mean anteroposterior diameter of foramen magnum in males was 3.71 mm and in females it was 3.38 mm. The mean transverse diameter of foramen magnum in males was 3.20 mm and in females it was 3.04 mm. The statistical analysis of morphometry of the foramen magnum in relation to sex determination values are significant (P-Value of Foramen magnum anteroposterior diameter was 0.0001 and transverse diameter was 0.015). Some literatures revealed that anteroposterior diameter of the foramen magnum alone considered for unknown sex determination. Our study reveals significant role of the foramen magnum dimensions in identification of the unknown sex. [Med-Science 2013; 2(4.000): 792-8]
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spelling doaj.art-1b71e5480fbd4b4b9b5693d28e2fec4f2024-02-03T07:29:07ZengSociety of Turaz BilimMedicine Science2147-06342013-12-0124792810.5455/medscience.2013.02.807937095Morphometric Study on Foramen Magnum of Human SkullsShanthi CHS.LokanadhamWe utilized 100 human skulls to study the morphology and morphometric parameters of the foramen magnum in south Indian population. The anteroposterior diameter and transverse diameter of the foramen magnum were measured by using Vernier calliper to the nearest millimetre. All measurements were tabulated followed by student t test and descriptive statistics were done in SPSS version to know the p value for the significance. The mean anteroposterior diameter of foramen magnum in males was 3.71 mm and in females it was 3.38 mm. The mean transverse diameter of foramen magnum in males was 3.20 mm and in females it was 3.04 mm. The statistical analysis of morphometry of the foramen magnum in relation to sex determination values are significant (P-Value of Foramen magnum anteroposterior diameter was 0.0001 and transverse diameter was 0.015). Some literatures revealed that anteroposterior diameter of the foramen magnum alone considered for unknown sex determination. Our study reveals significant role of the foramen magnum dimensions in identification of the unknown sex. [Med-Science 2013; 2(4.000): 792-8]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=37095Foramen magnumsexual dimorphismmorphometry
spellingShingle Shanthi CH
S.Lokanadham
Morphometric Study on Foramen Magnum of Human Skulls
Medicine Science
Foramen magnum
sexual dimorphism
morphometry
title Morphometric Study on Foramen Magnum of Human Skulls
title_full Morphometric Study on Foramen Magnum of Human Skulls
title_fullStr Morphometric Study on Foramen Magnum of Human Skulls
title_full_unstemmed Morphometric Study on Foramen Magnum of Human Skulls
title_short Morphometric Study on Foramen Magnum of Human Skulls
title_sort morphometric study on foramen magnum of human skulls
topic Foramen magnum
sexual dimorphism
morphometry
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