Азербайджанский медицинский университет, г. Баку, АзербайджанЦелью данной работы было изучение особенностей индивидуально-типологической изменчивости крыловидно-верхнечелюстной щели и ее взаимосвязи с формами мозгового и лицевого черепа.Материал и методы. Материалом исследования служила краниологическая коллекция из 188 ма-церированных препаратов черепа (черепа подростков, юношей и взрослых лиц мужского и женского по-ла). В ходе работы использованы краниометрический и вариационно-статистический методы.Результаты. По величине крыловидно-челюстного указателя выделены 3 типа крыловидно-верхнечелюстной щели -узковысокий, широко-низкий и средний. Результаты исследования показали, что у мужчин преобладающим является средний и широко-низкий, а у женщин -средний и узковысокий типы щели. Также установлено, что изменчивость крыловидно-верхнечелюстной щели связана с асим-метрией и типологией черепа. Features of Individual-Typological Variability of the Pterygomaxillary FissureThe aim of the research was to study individual-typological pecularities of the pterygomaxillary fissure and its interaction with cerebral and facial parts of the skull.Material and methods. Craniological collection of 188 macerated skulls (skulls of teenager, young and old age groups) was used as a research material. Craniometric and variation-statistical methods were used.Results. Three different types of pterygomaxillary fissure were identified according to the size of pterygomandibular feature. The results of the research showed that in studied age groups (skulls of teenager, young and old age groups) most males had medium and wide-low type of fissure, while majority of the females had medium and narrow-high type of fissure. In addition, it was revealed that the variability of pterygomaxillary fissure, apart from individual pecularities, is in connection with the asymmetry and types of skull.

The aim of this research was to study gender and typological features of the morphometric parameters of the alveolar process of the maxilla in the mature population of the Republic of Azerbaijan.Material and methods. The study included 100 macerated mature male and female skulls reported in the certificates from the craniological collection of the fundamental museum of the department of human anatomy and medical terminology of the Azerbaijan medical university. The craniometric and variation-statistical methods were used in the study. Measurements were performed according to the generally accepted method using standard instruments for craniometry (Vernier caliper, caliper and a metal ruler). Cranial cuts in the frontal plane at the level of the upper canines, second premolars and molars were performed to measure the height and width of the alveolar ridge.Results. The results of morphometry demonstrated that the alveolar process of the maxilla has a pronounced gender dimorphism in males and females. Thus, in men morphometric parameters of the alveolar ridge (measured at different levels) are higher than in women. The alveolar ridge is statistically higher in leptoprozopes and mesoprozopes compared with euriprozopes at all studied levels.Conclusion. The height and width of the alveolar process of the maxilla have significant gender differences. Certain features of the width of the alveolar ridge have been detected for various forms of the facial part of the skull, but no evident relationship has been revealed.