TY - JFULL AU - Tanuj Kanchan and Anadi Gupta and Kewal Krishan PY - 2013/8/ TI - Craniometric Analysis of Foramen Magnum for Estimation of Sex T2 - International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences SP - 377 EP - 380 VL - 7 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/16347 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 79, 2013 N2 - Human skull is shown to exhibit numerous sexually dimorphic traits. Estimation of sex is a challenging task especially when a part of skull is brought for medicolegal investigation. The present research was planned to evaluate the sexing potential of the dimensions of foramen magnum in forensic identification by craniometric analysis. Length and breadth of the foramen magnum was measured using Vernier calipers and the area of foramen magnum was calculated. The length, breadth, and area of foramen magnum were found to be larger in males than females. Sexual dimorphism index was calculated to estimate the sexing potential of each variable. The study observations are suggestive of the limited utility of the craniometric analysis of foramen magnum during the examination of skull and its parts in estimation of sex. ER -