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===Temporal Bone===
 
===Temporal Bone===
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*Composed of squamous, petrosal and tympanic parts
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*Lateral wall of the cranial cavity
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*Articulates with the frontal, pareital and sphenoid bones
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*Zygomatic process
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**On squamous part
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**Joins the temporal process of the zygomatic bone to form the zygomatic arch
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**Forms the articulating surface of the [[Mastication#Jaw Articulation|temperomandibular joint]]
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*Articular tubercle present
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*Mandibular fossa present
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*Occipital process and retrotympanic process surrounds the external acoustic meatus
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*Petrosal part encloses the inner ear
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**Internal acoustic meatus present
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**Forms mastoid process ventrally
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**Styloid process present which attaches the [[Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology|hyoid apparatus]]
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**Stylomastoid foramen present
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*Tympanic part is the ventral section of the temporal bone
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**Tympanic bulla present
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**Tympanic membrane separates tympanic cavity from external acoustic meatus
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**Encloses auditory ossicle dorsally
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**Musculotubal canal where tensors of the [[Soft Palate - Anatomy & Physiology#Musculature and Innervation|soft palate]] originate
    
===Frontal Bone===
 
===Frontal Bone===
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*Alar Canal
 
*Alar Canal
 
**Rostral border of the basisphenoid bone at the base of the pterygoid processes
 
**Rostral border of the basisphenoid bone at the base of the pterygoid processes
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*Internal Acoustic Meatus
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**Medial surface of the petrosal part of the temporal bone
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*Stylomastoid Foramen
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**Situated on the petrosal part of the temporal bone
    
==Species Differences==
 
==Species Differences==
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*No foramen lacernum
 
*No foramen lacernum
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*Styloid process absent
 
[[Image:Lion skull.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Feline skull (Lion) - Copyright RVC]]
 
[[Image:Lion skull.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Feline skull (Lion) - Copyright RVC]]
 
===Feline===
 
===Feline===
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*No foramen lacernum
 
*No foramen lacernum
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*Styloid process absent
 
[[Image:Horse Skeleton.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Horse Skeleton - Copyright Nottingham]]
 
[[Image:Horse Skeleton.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Horse Skeleton - Copyright Nottingham]]
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*No foramen lacernum
 
*No foramen lacernum
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*Petrosal and tympanic parts of the temporal bone fused to the squamous part
 
[[Image:Pig skull.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pig skull showing tusks - Copyright RVC]]
 
[[Image:Pig skull.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pig skull showing tusks - Copyright RVC]]
 
===Porcine===
 
===Porcine===
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*High caudal part of the skull
 
*High caudal part of the skull
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*Styloid process absent
 
[[Image:Bird skull.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bird skull - Copyright RVC]]
 
[[Image:Bird skull.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bird skull - Copyright RVC]]
 
===Avian===
 
===Avian===
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