Chapter LXII: Form of the Superior Border in Munsee and Other Indian Scapulæ

ACCORDING TO SEX AND SIDE

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| | Types
Sex and side |Speci-+----+-----+------+-----+-----+-----+----
| mens | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 5
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| | % | % | % | % | % | % | %
Males (both sides) | (84) |11.9| 34.5| 33.3 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 |71
Females (both sides)|(110) |20 | 35.5| 21.8 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 5.5
+------+----+-----+------+-----+-----+-----+----
Right (both sexes) |(104) |18.3| 33.6| 22.1 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 4.8
Left (both sexes) | (90) |14.4| 37.8| 31.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 7.8
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As to the two sides, we find that a slightly lesser tendency to marked obliquity of the border exists in the left than in the right scapula; while the bone of the right side shows greater frequency of the angular or deep saddle-shaped (type 4 or near 4).

_Scapular notch._—The notch in the scapular border, at the base of the coracoid, which, as is well known, transmits the suprascapular nerve, may be absent, shallow, medium deep, or converted into a complete foramen. Among the 21 scapulæ of the Munsee and 431 of whites, the conditions in this respect, with reference to sex and side, are as follows: