湖南侗族嘴部活体观测

Somatoscopy in measurement of the mouths in adults of Dong nationality in Hunan

目的 探讨湖南侗族成年人嘴部的形态特征 ,为体质人类学研究积累资料。方法 用活体观测方法对 2 64例成年侗族人嘴部进行活体研究。结果 得出了湖南侗族嘴部 3项观察值和 6项测量值 ,以及口裂高、宽指数及其分型。结论 湖南侗族嘴部有其独特的特征。

Objective To accumulate reference materials for physical anthropology by studying the characters of the adult mouths in Dong nationality in Hunan. Methods A somatoscopy method was used to measure 264 adult mouths in Dong nationality. Results Three items of observed value, six items of mearsure value, and indexes of oral fissure and its types were all obtained. Conclusions There was a unique physical character about the individual mouths of Dong nationality in Hunan.