The previously‐unrecognized posterior deep temporal nerve groove on the cranial base

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12371109
AutoresGeorge J Dias (0000-0003-3197-0061, University of Otago, autor correspondente), K J Dennison (University of Otago), I M Premachandra (University of Otago)
Ano2001
Volume11
Fascículo4
Páginas241-248
Data de publicação2001-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.537
OpenAlexW2134183427
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas9

A groove was observed in the infratemporal fossa region of the cranial base, passing laterally from the foramen ovale onto the squamous temporal bone. We could not find any description of this groove in the literature. It is hypothesized that, due to its location, the groove is formed by the posterior deep temporal nerve. A study of the extent of this groove in 50 precontact New Zealand Maori adults (28 males, 22 females), 41 precontact Chatham Island Moriori adults (27 males, 14 females), and 32 modern Indian adults (12 males, 20 females) showed that there was a very high prevalence of the groove in the Indian crania but much less so in either of the two Polynesian samples. In none of the groups studied was there any evidence of selective preference for the presence of the groove on one or other sides of the cranial base. The evidence that the presence of the groove appears to be strongly dependent on the ethnic group being studied may make it a useful non‐metric trait. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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