Relationship between palm flexion lines and craniofacial profile structure in adults.
OBJECTIVE
The analysis and evaluation of the craniofacial profile structure and dermatoglyphic structures are a research subject particularly significant for the scientific areas of anatomy, anthropology, genetics, and criminology. Relevant studies show that both the craniofacial structure and dermatoglyphic structures carry genetic features and show their details. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between palm flexion line types in individuals and craniofacial morphologic structure. The link between these 2 significant genetic characteristics has been studied.


METHODS
This research was done the Department of Anatomy in Eskişehir Osmangazi University in 2002. During the study, the whole essential and ethics conditions have been done.This study has been carried out on 170 individuals: 87 women and 83 men. Photographic analysis was used to take facial profiles and palm lines of the individuals in the research sample. Muzj and Ricketts soft-tissue analyses were used to identify the craniofacial type. Diversification of palm flexion line types were classified for the individuals whose craniofacial types were identified.


RESULTS
No relationship was observed between the profile structures classified as linear and angular according to Muzj method and flexion line types in the right and left hands. Also, there was no relationship observed between the labium superior and labium inferior values of the individuals, the distance of which to E line was calculated according to the Ricketts method and the flexion line types in the right and left hands.


CONCLUSIONS
No precise relationship was found in the same individuals between the craniofacial morphologic structure and palm flexion line types.
Burukoğlu
Dilek
D
Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey. dburukoglu@yahoo.com
Ortuğ
Gürsel
G
D000328:Adult; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010781:Photography; D012372:ROC Curve