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Cranial morphology and variability of the craniovascular system.
Eisová, Stanislava ; Velemínský, Petr (advisor) ; Stingl, Josef (referee) ; Heuzé, Yann (referee)
Introduction: The craniovascular system is part of the vascular network of the head, and includes the middle meningeal vessels (arteria meningea media and vena meningea media; MMV), dural venous sinuses (sinus durae matris; DVS), emissary veins (venae emissariae; EV) and diploic veins (venae diploicae; DV). These vasculatures leave marks in the skull in form of imprints on the inner surface of cranial vault bones (MMV, DVS), channels within the bone diploe of cranial vault bones (DV), and cranial foramina (EV). Craniovascular traits can be studied in osteological samples, and thus provide an opportunity to investigate the physiological processes associated with blood circulation in past populations. Craniovascular features can also supply information about evolutionary adaptations, inter- and intra-population differences, and individual life history. Moreover, a knowledge of the anatomical variants can be useful in medicine and surgical practice. Objectives: The aim of this thesis was to specify a methodological approach for the measurement and evaluation of craniovascular traits, and then to analyse the morphological variability of the craniovascular system in adult individuals with normal cranial anatomy from several different populations with regards to the cranial size, sex, and age. Then,...
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