Kunihiko Kimura

On the musculature of the forelimb of the crab-eating monkey

In this paper, the musculature of the forelimb of the crab-eating monkey was described by anatomical observation of twenty limbs and compared with that of a few other primates, especially of man andMacaca. As for the musculature of the forelimb, that of the crab-eating monkey was naturally very similar to other species of theMacaca group, except for slight differences of individual muscles.

Skeletal maturation of children in Okinawa

A radiological investigation of 115 boys and 149 girls aged 7-15 years on Okinawa Island was undertaken. The skeletal maturation of the hand and wrist was compared with that in Tokyo and Sapporo. For assessing skeletal maturity, the Tanner-Whitehouse-1 (1962) and Kimura (1972) methods were used. The children of Okinawa were somewhat retarded skeletally compared to those of Tokyo in early childhood. However, they matured more rapidly in childhood and at adolescence than children in Tokyo and Sapporo. These facts seem to agree well with the results from the physical measurements.