ANTHROPOMETRY 



Ribs' 



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Tribe Locality . 



Observer. 



Cat. 

 No. 



Number Present 



R. 



Anomalies 



Fractures and 

 Pathological 



1st Rib 

 Shape.' 



Remarks 



Notes: In skeletal material obtained from older graves the ribs are 

 seldom all present and in good condition; nevertheless their examina- 

 tion should not be neglected. Cervical, supernumerary, bifid, bici- 

 pital and fused ribs are of special interest; and other anomalies may 

 occur. 



The first rib deserves special attention, particularly as to its shape. 

 The development of the scalene tubercle may also be noted on the 

 first rib. 



Spine' 

 Tribe Locality Observer 



1 Bardeen (Ch. R.) — Costo-vertebral variation in Man. Anal. Am., 1900, XVIII, 

 377-382. Hrdlicka (AIe§) — Contribution to the Osteology of Ribs, Proc. Ass. Am. 

 Anat., XIV Sess., Wash., 1901, 61-68. Tredgold (A. F.)— Variations of Ribs in the 

 Primates with especial reference to the number of sternal Ribs in Man. J. Anal. 

 & Physiol, 1897, XXXI, 288-302. 



' J = curved (semilunar) ; 2 = monoangular or pistol-shaped (nearly straight 

 neck, with nearly straight body); 3 = biangular (distinct angle in body, besides 

 that between neck and body). 



' Consult: Anderson (R. J.) — Observations on the diameters of human vertebrae 

 in different regions. J. Anat. & Physiol., London, 1883, XVII, 341-4. Bardeen 

 (Chas. R.) — -Numerical Vertebral Variation in the Human Adult and Embryo; 

 Anat. Am., 1904, XXV, 497-519. Cunningham (D. J.) — Lumbar Curve in Man and 

 the Apes. Dublin, 1886. Dubreuil-Chambardel (L.) — ^Variations sexuelles de 

 1' Atlas. Bull. & M^. d'Anthrop., Paris, 1907, VIII, 399-404. Dwight (Thomas)— 



