Abstract:In this study 60 (26 male and 54 female) dry adult human skulls halves of individuals from Northeast Brazil were analyzed to determine the type of asterion depending on the presence or absence of sutural bone, and its distance to other important bone reference points in the skull. Damaged and pathological skulls were excluded from this study. Morphometric measurements were taken on both sides of the skull with the help of Vernier caliper accurate to 0.01mm, the distance of the asterion to: 1‐ the root of the z… Show more
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