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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijra.2454.9118.8222.2

Abstract

The present study has been carried out to analyze population-wise growth progression in linear body measures among the Jenukuruba, Kadukuruba, and Yerava (boys aged 10- 16 years) Scheduled tribes of Karnataka. A total of 475 subjects were measured cross-sectionally for 12 linear body measurements following the standard measurement techniques. Analysis results of the present study exhibit the prevalence of Cephalo-Caudal and Caudo-Cephalic sequence of maturation within the components of extremities among Jenukuruba and Kadukuruba boys, but in the case of Yerava boys shows only Cephalo-Caudal sequence of maturation throughout the age range studied. When taking account of within the subsegments of the upper extremities Jenukuruba boys at all ages show only CaudoCephalic sequence of maturation, where as Kadukuruba boys show Caudo-Cephalic as well as mixed gradients of maturational sequence, but in case of Yerava boys shows Cephalo-Caudal sequence besides mixed gradients of maturational sequence. And in the sub-segments of the lower extremities, Jenukuruba shows Caudo-Cephalic the sequence of growth, where as among Kadukuruba and Yerava exhibit Caudo-Cephalic as well as mixed gradients of maturational sequence throughout the age range studied.

Keywords : Cephalo-Caudal; Caudo-Cephalic; Mixed Gradients; Lower Extremities; Upper Extremities; Proximodistally; Dolicocephalic Mesorrhinae; Chamaerhinae; Euryprosop; Mesoprosop and Leptoprosop

Corresponding Author : Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Karnataka State Open University, Muktha, Gangothri, Mysore 570006, Karnataka, India.