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Asymmetry of the ovale and spinous foramina in mediaeval and contemporary sculls in radiological examinations
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Abstract
Significant variety of the ovale and spinous foramina in size, shape, relation to each other and to the midline were analysed. Asymmetry of structure and location was observed in both examined groups of skulls. No cases of the lack of the ovale and spinous foramina were stated.
Abstract
Significant variety of the ovale and spinous foramina in size, shape, relation to each other and to the midline were analysed. Asymmetry of structure and location was observed in both examined groups of skulls. No cases of the lack of the ovale and spinous foramina were stated.
Keywords
skull asymmetry; foramen ovale; foramen rotundum
Title
Asymmetry of the ovale and spinous foramina in mediaeval and contemporary sculls in radiological examinations
Journal
Issue
Article type
Original article
Pages
147-152
Published online
2002-05-23
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2002;61(3):147-152.
Keywords
skull asymmetry
foramen ovale
foramen rotundum
Authors
Iwona Teul
Florian Czerwiński
Aleksandra Gawlikowska
Violetta Konstanty-Kurkiewicz
Grzegorz Sławiński