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[The skull of the child (morphological study)]
Bulletin De L'Association Des Anatomistes
|September 1, 1977
Insights
This study details precocious bony protrusions in a child's skull, including the zygomatic bone's tuberculum marginale, external occipital crest, and paracondylar process. A novel formula for estimating infantile cranial capacity is also presented.
Area of Science:
- Paleoanthropology
- Pediatric Osteology
- Craniofacial Development
Context:
- Analysis of a child's skull reveals unusual early bone development.
- Focus on specific anatomical landmarks and their developmental timing.
Purpose:
- To document and describe precocious bony protrusions in the infantile skull.
- To introduce a new method for calculating infantile cranial capacity.
Summary:
- The child skull exhibits premature development of the tuberculum marginale of the zygomatic bone, external occipital crest, and paracondylar process.
- A formula is provided to estimate infantile cranial capacity based on these and other skeletal features.
Impact:
- Contributes to understanding variations in early craniofacial development.
- Offers a practical tool for estimating cranial volume in infants.
- Informs research on skeletal maturation and potential developmental anomalies.
Abstract:
The child skull presents some very precocious bony protusions: the zygomatic bone's tuberculum marginale, the cresta occipitalis externa, the processus paracondylaris. A formula for estimating infantile cranial capacity is also given.