COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTIC OF MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF THE ORBITAL OPENING IN MEN AND WOMEN

I. V. Gaivoronskiy; M. P. Kirillova

doi:10.17816/morph.398700

Morphology ›› 2013, Vol. 144 ›› Issue (4) : 059 -064. DOI: 10.17816/morph.398700

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COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTIC OF MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF THE ORBITAL OPENING IN MEN AND WOMEN

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100 skulls of adult persons of both sexes were studied of in order to develop a comprehensive morphometric evaluation of the orbital opening (OO) and make a comparative analysis of its parameters in men and women. Сranioscopic, craniometric methods and digital photogrammetry were applied. The data on the sizes of OO and its spatial organization were collected. It was shown that the absolute values of OO sizes were larger in male samples, while its proportions were similar in men and women. Sex differences in OO were demonstrated, in particular, in the parameter of orbital openness. In men, higher values of OO slope were demonstrated, while women had larger orbital openness. Based on this research, the forms of OO and of interorbital space were distinguished, and the categories of angle values of spatial organization were defined.

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orbit / opening into orbit / facial skull / craniology / slope of the opening into orbit / orbit’s openness / orbit’s rotation / interorbital space

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I. V. Gaivoronskiy, M. P. Kirillova. COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTIC OF MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS OF THE ORBITAL OPENING IN MEN AND WOMEN. Morphology, 2013, 144(4): 059-064 DOI:10.17816/morph.398700