Variation inForamina Transversariaof Human Cervical Vertebrae in the Medieval Population from Sypniewo (Poland)

• Authors: Barbara Kwiatkowska , Jacek Szczurowski , Dariusz Nowakowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Since the foramina provide important reference points to radiologists and surgeons, and because their shape and size may affect the blood supply to the cerebellum and the brainstem, the knowledge of the variation of foramina transversaria is essential from the medical point of view. The variation in the number, size and shape of foramina transversaria was studied based on 129 skeletons (68 male, 61 female, total of 1065 foramina) from the environs of Sypniewo. In both sexes single foramina were the most frequent (ca. 70%); in females no double foramina were observed, while triple foramina appeared only twice. In males double foramina formed ca. 40% and triple foramina were very rare. The shape and size of foramina depended to the same extent on the position of the vertebra and on the body side.

Keywords

EN

cervical vertebrae; Sypniewo; Poland

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Anthropological Review
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 77
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 175-188

Dates

received

2013-12-19

accepted

2014-06-26

online

2014-07-15

Contributors

author

Barbara Kwiatkowska

• Department of Anthropology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Kożuchowska 5b, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland

author

Jacek Szczurowski

• Department of Anthropology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Kożuchowska 5b, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland

author

Dariusz Nowakowski

• Department of Anthropology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Kożuchowska 5b, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/anre-2014-0014