Abstract
Trunk sections of each 20 mm height above and below the chest line were obtained by projection-type moire topography from 2 female and 3 male plaster torsi. On each section's side lines, arm-scye lines, shoulder lines, and neck base line were read as rectangular coordinates. The following observations were made :
1) On specimens F-1, F-2 and M-1, the right was dominant for the side lines; the lateral differences of the arm-scye line's anterior part and posterior part were inverse. On specimens M-2 and M-3, the left was dominant for both side and arm-scye lines.
2) Side line and body axis, projected on right or left trunk wall, closely coincided on F-1, M-1 (right) and M-3 (right). On F-2, side lines were situated back of the body axis, whereas, on M-2 (left) and M-3 (left), they were forward of the body axis.
3) Lateral view of the arm-scye line was nearly circular on mesomorphic type M-3.
4) Shoulder lines and the neck base line were situated forward of the body axis on ectomorphic type M-2. We noted that the shoulder line was drawn along the shoulder curve when the shoulder ridge was prominent.
