Table 3 Morphometric parameters analysed on the base of skull. Descriptive analysis of the morphometric parameters (1 to 9) related to the FO on the base of skull across the four different types of the specimens of skull.

From: Anatomical variability of the lateral pterygoid plate and its influence on the dimensions of infratemporal fossa in human skulls

Parameters

Type I Lateral

Type II Medial

Type III Direct

Type IV Removed

Mean ± SD

Maximum

Minimum

Mean ± SD

Maximum

Minimum

Mean ± SD

Maximum

Minimum

Mean ± SD

Maximum

Minimum

1

11.32 ± 1.70

13.75

7.94

11.87 ± 2.12

15.18

7.45

10.39 ± 3.12

16.51

5.86

10.18 ± 2.47

6.05

14.80

2

10.20 ± 2.06

14.34

6.48

12.02 ± 1.85

15.01

9.63

9.92 ± 2.31

13.49

5.75

10.16 ± 2.91

15.21

5.96

3

10.68 ± 4.06

19.14

4.92

13.14 ± 2.45

17.91

9.35

11.55 ± 2.82

16.35

7.22

10.20 ± 2.30

14.44

6.83

4

11.82 ± 2.23

16.95

9.44

12.89 ± 2.13

17.41

7.97

12.50 ± 2.60

17.09

9.44

10.46 ± 2.59

15.67

7.44

5

13.55 ± 2.36

18.68

9.39

14.21 ± 2.24

18.13

8.81

13.63 ± 2.41

17.14

8.39

11.29 ± 2.31

15.91

8.33

6

21.79 ± 2.69

29.10

18.35

22.66 ± 2.86

27.35

16.20

21.27 ± 3.07

26.12

15.60

19.83 ± 2.18

23.75

16.10

7

14.06 ± 1.68

17.53

11.43

14.31 ± 2.47

18.84

8.62

12.69 ± 2.56

17.89

9.46

13.18 ± 2.43

16.90

8.22

8

34.43 ± 2.62

39.66

30.41

34.51 ± 2.74

39.97

30.02

34.87 ± 2.95

39.40

29.82

33.36 ± 2.44

37.86

29.06

9

56.15 ± 7.52

66.60

44.70

54.40 ± 12.34

77.30

34.40

56.71 ± 9.16

75.90

44.80

54.93 ± 9.44

77.90

43.50