Length and Width of The Foramen Magnum of Dry Ossified Human Occipital Bone

Authors

  • Kanetarin Kashem Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Central International Medical College, Dhaka.
  • Shamim Ara Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka.
  • Zakia Akhter Associate Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Central International Medical College, Dhaka.
  • Samira Hossain Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Central International Medical College, Dhaka.

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https://doi.org/10.3329/bja.v14i1.71815

Keywords:

Length and width of foramen magnum, occipital bone

Abstract

Context : Some important vital neuroanatomical structures such as cervical part of spinal cord, vertebral arteries, nerves and meninges passes through the foramen magnum. Morphometric data of foramen magnum is essential for anthropologists and neurosurgeons for various surgical diagnosis and treatment. Materials and Methods : A cross- sectional analytic type of study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka from January 2011 to December 2011. The length and width of foramen magnum were measured with the help of digital slide calipers. Results : The mean ± SD length of foramen magnum was greater in male than mean ± SD length of foramen magnum in female (p<0.001). The mean ± SD width of foramen magnum was greater in male than mean ± SD width of foramen magnum in female (p<0.001).

Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy January 2016, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 18-21

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2016-01-01

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Kashem, K. ., Ara, S. ., Akhter, Z. ., & Hossain, S. . (2016). Length and Width of The Foramen Magnum of Dry Ossified Human Occipital Bone. Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, 14(1), 18–21. https://doi.org/10.3329/bja.v14i1.71815

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