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H>. Facial height rroni tin- criitcr .if (lie IVoiito niisal sulmo to Mm i-cntt-i- <it' llic lowrr bonli-r df 



the inlt'iior maxilla. ((;. 11.— W, Ki-r. 2.) 

 20. UpiuT (1)1- iiiiddh-) facial lici;.'iit: From the middle of the iiasn frontal suture to I he middle oft he 



alveolar edjrc of the superior maxilla, lietweeu the itiiddle inci.sors. (O. K.— \V, Vi-x. L'.) 

 IM. Na.sal lieij^lit (W.— N. II., Fiji. 2): From the middh^ of the uaso-lroiifal suture to the mi<Idle <.f 



tiie upper border of tiie lower nasal spine. 

 -2. (ireatest hreadth of nasal cavity (wluMeverit is found, see I'M;;. I) to he measured horizontally. 

 L'.;. CreatesI hreadthoforhit(»« Fif,'. t): From middle of median h.irder to lateral holder nl ,.il)it. 

 l'.'>. Greatest heiiiht of orhit ( Fi;;. I. />): I'erpeiulicular to ■greatest breadth. 

 •-'7. Leni,'th (d" palate hone: From theextreme point of the posterior nasal spine to t he inner lamella 



of the alveolar border lietweeu the middle incisors. 

 I'S. Median width of palate: Between the inner alveolar walls of the second molars. 

 -!>. Width of jiosterior end of ]>alate: On both posterior ends of palate, between the iniiei- alveolar 



walls. 

 .'?it. Leufrthof protile of face) Kollmann's (G. L., Fi};^. L'): I''rom the most i)rominent jiarl of the 



middle <d" the external alveolar border of tlie up])er maxilla to the anterior marjiin <d' the 



foramen nnjfrniim (in the median jilane). 

 • tl. I'rotile aufile (P<, Fifj. 1) is the auj,de formed by jirotile line I'l' with the horizontal. 



MEASUREMENT OF OAl'ACITV ()!•• CUANirM. 



:V2. The capacity of the cranium is measured with shot (in lra,i,'ile crania with millet). The manner 

 of measuriuf? to be agreed upon hereafter. 



CRANMAI. INDICES. 



I. Length-width index ^""^i'm* 

 length. 



Dolichocephalic to 75.0 



Mesocephalic 75.1—79.9 



Brachycei.halic 80.0—85.0 



nypcrbrachycephalic ; from 85.1 and over. 



II. Length-height index I'f^i^^'f^t 

 length. 



Chama^cephalic (flat crania) to 70.0 



Orthocephalic 70.1 — 75.0 



llypsicephalic (high crania) 75.1 and over. 



III. I'rotile angle. 



The inclination of the profile Hue to the horizontal is divided in the following three grades: 



1. Prognathic to 82.0 



2. Mesognathic or orthognathic 83.0 — 90.0 



3. Hyperorthognathic 91.0 and above. 



IV. Facial index (after Virchow) l»»ja cial heigh t ^^j^^j^^^^ ^^.^^^^ ^,^p jj^^^.^^. ^^-^^.^^^^^ ^,j. j.,,^ 



facial width, 



facial breadth (No. 17) and the facial height(No. 19) (like the facial index of von Holder). 



Broad-face crania to 90.0 



Small-face crania jiO.l ami over. 



V. Ipper facial index (after Virchow) l'•'^'Wer,^!^^J^•Ml^ f,„n, the linear 



facial width. 



distance of the facial width (No. 17) and the upper facial height (No. I'd). 



Broad upper face craina, inde.x to 50. 



Narrow upper face crania, index ."id. 1 and over. 



