title: A cephalometric study of sexual dimorphism.
abstract: In general, female cranial dimensions are smaller than the corresponding dimensions in the male. The pattern of craniofacial morphology in males and females appears to be identical except in posterior facial height. In general, male skulls are 8.5 percent larger than female skulls.
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*