VARIANT ANATOMY OF THE ARTICULAR SURFACES OF THE CONDYLES AND CONDYLAR CANAL OF THE OCCIPITAL BONE DEPENDING ON THE SHAPE OF THE CEREBRAL SKULL
Craniometric and cranioscopic study of 77 skulls of adults from the modern (1942-1943) collection of the Museum of the Department of Normal Anatomy. The following indicators were introduced into the visualization program: the shape (outline) of the joint surfaces of the condyles, the presence or absence of the condylar canal, taking into account the right and left sides, as well as the degree of condyle duct and bone growth in the posterior pole of condyles in points. The joint surface is most often oval or ellipsoidal, with a rounded anterior and posterior poles; diamond-shaped and sinuous, as well as in the form of an asymmetric eight are less common. Bony growths on the posterior pole of the condyles occur frequently and close the entrance to the condyle canal. The presence of the condylar canal plays an important role in the regulation of hemodynamics in the cranial cavity.