TY - JOUR
T1 - Asymmetries in body part size, mobility, and usage
T2 - Relationship between structure and function
AU - Koff, Elissa
AU - Borod, Joan C.
AU - White, Betsy
AU - Nicholas, Marjorie
PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - Asymmetries in structure (size) and function (usage or mobility) for the upper and lower face, hands, and feet were investigated in 42 left- and right-handed male and female college students. Size measurements were taken from photographs, mobility was rated from videotapes, and usage was assessed by questionnaire. Size asymmetries were typical, and independent of handedness, but were not consistent across body parts; usage asymmetries varied as a function of handedness. No systematic relationships were found between structure and function.
AB - Asymmetries in structure (size) and function (usage or mobility) for the upper and lower face, hands, and feet were investigated in 42 left- and right-handed male and female college students. Size measurements were taken from photographs, mobility was rated from videotapes, and usage was assessed by questionnaire. Size asymmetries were typical, and independent of handedness, but were not consistent across body parts; usage asymmetries varied as a function of handedness. No systematic relationships were found between structure and function.
KW - Body part measurements
KW - Function asymmetries
KW - Structural asymmetries
KW - Structure and function
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U2 - 10.1159/000145811
DO - 10.1159/000145811
M3 - Article
C2 - 6666540
AN - SCOPUS:0021027850
SN - 1422-6405
VL - 117
SP - 382
EP - 388
JO - Cells Tissues Organs
JF - Cells Tissues Organs
IS - 4
ER -