蒙古族的体格,体型和半个多世纪来的变化

对内蒙古自治区巴彦淖尔盟４０４名（男２０８名，女１９６名）２０－６０岁蒙古族进行了活体观察与测量，总结了蒙古族的体格特征和类型，并与半个多世纪以前蒙古族的体质资料进行了比较。

PHYSIQUE, BODY TYPE OF MONGOLS AND THEIR CHANGES IN THE PAST MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY

An anthropological study of 208 male and 196 female Mongols (aged 20-60 years) living in Bayannouer League was carried out in July 1991. The results can be summarized briefly as follows. l.The physical characters of Mongols:They are fairly tall. Their span of arm is longer than their stature in both sexes. The indices of head belong to brachycephaly, hypsicephaly and metriocephaly. The morphological facial index belongs to euryprosopy. Mongolian folds are observed about half in female and two thirds in male Mongols and double eyelids are manifested in high percentage. The form of nasal bridge is straight and the nasal index belongs to mesorrhiny. The indices of bodily part belong to langstamming, mittelbrusty, mittelschultrig and mittelbccking. 2. In Comparison with the data of the past more than half a century, the stature of Mongols have significant secular growth trend. The other metrical values of bodily part have also increased, but a half of the metrical values of the cephalofacial part are within the range of variations in comparison with the data of the past more than half a century. 3. The body indices in both sexes and the bodily measurements in female Mongols have no significant difference between urban and rural (pastoral) areas.