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Occasional impact loadings probably cause the greatest stresses in the skull bones. They are, however, indeterminate in magnitude and direction and their effects on the bone, therefore not predictable. Functional adaptation to these forces cannot take place. It is assumed that resistance is provided by a security factor of bone strength; the curvature and the two-layered construction of the wall provide additional strength to withstand impacts.
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Demes, B. (1985). External Forces Acting upon the Skull. In: Biomechanics of the Primate Skull Base. Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 94. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70339-3_6
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