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- Title
A Study of Carotid Canals for Identification of Sex.
- Authors
Ramteerthakar, Ruta N.; Umarji, B. N.
- Abstract
Purpose Determination of sex is one of the first and important factor in identifying decomposed corpses or skeleton remains. The present study was carried out to study use of the carotid canal in sexing the crania. Purpose Total 310 adult human crania of known sex were studied for the present study. Out of 310 crania, 155 were of male and 155 were of female. The anteroposterior and transverse diameters were taken on the left and right side of the carotid canal. Result It is observed that the anteroposterior diameter of the carotid canal is useful in the sexing of crania because it is showing the statistical significant sex difference (P<0.01) in mean values of male and female crania. The transverse diameter of carotid canal is not showing the statistical significant sex difference (P>0.05). Conclusion The present study is important for the medico-legal cases in the fragmentary crania.
- Subjects
CAROTID canal; FORENSIC medicine; SEX determination of human remains; CRANIOMETRY; SKELETON; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATTITUDE (Psychology); GROUP identity; SEX distribution; SKULL
- Publication
Medico-Legal Update, 2012, Vol 12, Issue 1, p110
- ISSN
0971-720X
- Publication type
Article