An S V
Stomatologiia (Mosk). 1995;74(6):36-40.
Measurements of the right and left facial skull were carried out in 6 different series of skulls: two europeoid, Russian and Georgian; two mongoloid, Buryat and Eskimo; and two skulls of mixed origin, Khakass and Udmurt ones, in order to assess the bilateral asymmetry. The measurements included 18 signs characterizing the width, height, and length of the facial skull. Sums of all right-side and left-side signs were the integral parameters of the right and left halves of the facial skull. A compensatory type of asymmetry variations was revealed. All the components of the facial skull regarded individually demonstrate clear asymmetry, whereas the total summary size of both halves of the facial skull is similar. The cause of the symmetrical combination of whole parts in the presence of evident asymmetry of various elements of the facial skull is differently directed asymmetry of various extent. The results are discussed in the context of the evolution of human functions and the relevant transformation of the morphologic structure in the anthropogenesis.
对6个不同系列的颅骨进行了左右面部颅骨测量：两个欧罗巴人种系列，俄罗斯人和格鲁吉亚人；两个蒙古人种系列，布里亚特人和爱斯基摩人；以及两个混合起源的颅骨系列，哈卡斯人和乌德穆尔特人，以评估双侧不对称性。测量包括18个表征面部颅骨宽度、高度和长度的指标。所有右侧和左侧指标的总和是面部颅骨左右两半的整体参数。揭示了一种补偿型的不对称变化。单独来看，面部颅骨的所有组成部分都表现出明显的不对称，而面部颅骨两半的总尺寸相似。面部颅骨各元素明显不对称的情况下，整体各部分对称组合的原因是不同程度的不同方向的不对称。在人类功能进化以及人类起源过程中形态结构的相关转变的背景下对结果进行了讨论。
