Karad Institute of Medical Science, Karad
Online published on 24 February, 2012.
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.
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.
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).
The present study is important for the medico-legal cases in the fragmentary crania.
Carotid canal, sexing, crania, diameter, medico-lega
