Acta Anatomica Sinica

AAS ›› 2013, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6 ): 835-842.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0529-1356.2013.06.018

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Physical characteristics of Tunbu

YU Ke-li1 ZHENG Lian-bin 1* BAO Jin-ping2 LI Yong-lan3 RONG Wen-guo1 QI Xiao-lin1 FENG Chen-lu3 NI Xiao-lu3   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, Tianjin 300387,China; 2. Institute of Sports Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China;3. Institute of Life Science and Technology，Inner Mongolia Normal University，Huhhot 010022, China）
     
  • Received:2013-05-02 Revised:2013-06-09 Online:2013-12-06 Published:2013-12-06
  • Contact: ZHENG Lian-bin E-mail:zhenglianbin@sina.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the physical characteristics of Tunbu. Methods Eighty-seven physical characteristics of 507 Tunbu adults (251 male, 256 female) from Anshun, Guizhou province were investigated. Twenty-three body mass indexes were calculated, statistics on index typing was performed, and the physical characteristics of Tunbu were analyzed preliminarily with the comparison to our ethnic data. The investigation was carried out in accordance with the methods from Martin,Anthropometric Methods andAnthropometric Manual. Results Most of Tunbu had eyelid folds, and 1/5 adults had Mongolian folds. Most of their paropia were high; most of their nasion heights were medium with straight bridges; most of their nasal bases were level; most of their alae nasi height were middle; the rates of oblique and transverse ala nasi of the maximum nostrils diameter were relatively closed each other; the rate of round earlobe was the highest; the height of upper lip skin was mostly moderate; most of lips were moderate; most of their hair was black; skin was mostly yellowish; eyes were mostly brown. Heights of Tunbu men and women were sub-medium. Male and female of Tunbu were mostly mesocephaly, hypsicephalic type, aerocephalic type, mesorrhiny, long trunk, and broad distance between iliac crests. Males were mostly euryprosopy, mesatiskelic type, medium chest circumference, medium shoulder breadth and short type; Females were mostly broad chest circumference. The rate of euryprosopy and mesoprosopy, subbrachyskelic type and mesatiskelic type, narrow shoulder breadth and medium shoulder breadth, short and sub-middle were relatively similar. Conclusion The physical characteristics of Tunbu are close to Han in other areas and North Asian ethnic groups.

Key words: Tunbu, Physique, Somatoscopy, Anthropometry;, Han