COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC BASED MEASUREMENTS OF FORAMEN MAGNUM DIMENSIONS IN DETERMINATION OF GENDER AND AGE IN KASHMIRI POPULATION

Abstract

Background: Foramen magnum (FM) is the largest foramen in the skull. Through foramen magnum cranial cavity communicates with the vertebral canal. Foramen magnum region in different ethnic populations has significant differences between the sexes in their populations. The metric examinations show significantly higher values on male skull bases than on female skull bases. Sexual dimorphism is one of the major areas of interest to anatomists, anthropologists, skeletal biologists, forensic scientists and other specialists.