MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SUPRAORBITAL NOTCH (FORAMEN) AND INFRAORBITAL FORAMEN OF THE HUMAN SKULL
Morphometric analysis of the supraorbital notch (foramen) and infraorbital foramen was carried out on 80 skulls of adult people. There were 61 male skulls (76.25 %) and 19 female skulls (23.75 %). It was established that the supraorbital notch and the supraorbital foramen are characterized by a different frequency of occurrence and asymmetry of location. The supraorbital notch was found bilaterally in 58.75% of cases, the supraorbital foramen bilaterally was found in 17.50% of cases, combination of the supraorbital notch on one side and the supraorbital foramen on the opposite side was found in 23.75% of cases. Most often the supraorbital notch (foramen) has oval shape (81.25%), less often it has round shape (6.25%), and in 12.50% of cases the supraorbital notch was weakly expressed. The infraorbital foramen has more often oval shape (65.00%), less often it has round shape (35.00%). The horizontal and vertical sizes of the supraorbital notch (foramen), infraorbital foramen and distances to the craniometric points, were variable and usually prevailed in male skulls compared to female skulls. Accessory supraorbital foramen was found in 26.25% of cases, accessory infraorbital notch was found in 6.25% of cases, accessory infraorbital foramen was found in 13.75% of cases