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Rare morphological variants of the bones: epicondylar processes, metopic suture and Wormian bones in XVIII century
J Kuchinka1, T Kuder2, A Szczurkowski3
1Department of Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland. jacek.kuchinka@ujk.edu.pl.
Background:
Analysis of the female skeleton from the 18th century revealed a collection of morphological changes.
Materials And Methods:
Anthropological evaluation and dental X-ray techniques allowed the age to be determined at 12-13 years.
Results:
The distal parts of the both humerus bones had distinct, supracondylar processes of about 5 mm at the medial-lateral surface. The frontal bone had a well-preserved metopic suture along the entire length of the squama. There were also two Wormian bones (Inca bones), asymmetrical mastoid foramen, and only left non-obliterated condylar canal.
Conclusions:
The skull measurements allowed the cranial index to be determined - 93.5 (brachycephalia) and height-length index - 98.6 (akrocephalus). Moreover, X-ray analysis of incomplete dentition was made.
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