[Individual characteristics of the shape and structure of the nasopharynx related to structural characteristics of the base of the skull and facial skeleton in children].
Examination of 60 skulls of the children aged 1 to 16 years has established that the size of the choanae determines width and height of the nasopharynx while width of the choanae correlates (r=0.8) with the distance between the inferior turbinated bones. There is also a significant correlation between the shape of the facial vault and the vault flexure.
Mareev
O V
OV
Nikolenko
V N
VN
Kazanova
A V
AV
Shuvalova
L V
LV
Kazanov
V A
VA
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000033:anatomy & histology*