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Study of diaphyseal nutrient foramina in human long bones.
TLDR
Periosteal, muscular and vascular theories are discussed for the normal and abnormal direction of the foramina; the vascular theory offers the best explanation of all reported anomalies as well as of the normal fashioning of the nutrient canals.
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Incidence of the metopic suture in adult Nigerian skulls.
This study was carried out on 206 adult Nigerian skulls for the incidence of the metopic suture. Metopism was present in 3.4% of cases, and a metopic suture (complete or incomplete) was observed in…
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Anatomical variation in position of the greater palatine foramen in the adult human skull.
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The most common position of the foramen was found to be medial or opposite the 3rdmaxillary molar, the next most common being between the 2nd and 3rd maxillary molars.
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A metrical study of the laryngeal skeleton in adult Nigerians.
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The incidence of the cuneiform cartilage and cartilago triticea was greater in the female than in the male, and the dimensions of the laryngeal skeleton were measured and statistical analysis of the data for male and female were evaluated separately.
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Variations in the motor nerve supply of the thenar and hypothenar muscles of the hand.
The distribution pattern of the muscular branch of median and ulnar nerves and motor innervation of the thenar and hypothenar muscles were studied in 68 palmar regions taken from 34 adult cadavers of…
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The position, length and arterial supply of vermiform appendix.
TLDR
The arterial blood supply, position and length of appendix were studied in 100 Indian cadavers and the prevalence of the retrocaecal and retrocolic positions may partly explain the incidences of appendicitis.
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A metrical study of laryngeal cartilages and their ossification.
TLDR
The various measurements in the laryngeal cartilages were more marked in male than the female except of the thyroid angle and the length of the superior horn.
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Anthropometric study of male external genitalia of 320 healthy Nigerian adults.
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The size of the genitalia increases with the increase in age in younger year groups, but this growth slows down after attaining a definite height and weight.
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The anatomical basis for the inguinal hernia.
TLDR
The inguinal regions of 100 adult cadavers were dissected and it was found that the pubic arch was in a low position in 80 percent of the cases, a very large percentage and much greater than in any other population.
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Age and wisdom teeth in Nigeria.
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In general, the Wisdom teeth erupt in Nigerians with some constancy between the age of 15 and 21, but the wisdom teeth fail to erupt in 5% of the individuals.
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