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Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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==Bones of the Skull==
==Bones of the Skull==
[[Image:Pig skull dorsal.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pig skull (nuchal crest, nasal bone, frontal bone, pareital bone, zygomatic process of the temporal bone and coronoid process of the mandible labelled) - Copyright RVC]]
[[Image:Pig skull dorsal.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pig skull (nuchal crest, nasal bone, frontal bone, pareital bone, zygomatic process of the temporal bone and coronoid process of the mandible labelled) - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
===Occipital Bone (os occipitale)===
===Occipital Bone (os occipitale)===
===Sphenoid Bone (os sphenoidale)===
===Sphenoid Bone (os sphenoidale)===
[[Image:Pig skull ventral view.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ventral view pig skull (vomer, occipital condyle, sphenoid, pterygoid bone, hamulus labelled)- Copyright RVC]]
[[Image:Pig skull ventral view.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ventral view pig skull (vomer, occipital condyle, sphenoid, pterygoid bone, hamulus labelled)- Copyright nabrown RVC]]
*Forms the base of the neurocranium
*Forms the base of the neurocranium
*Articulates with the frontal, pareital and sphenoid bones
*Articulates with the frontal, pareital and sphenoid bones
[[Image:Zygomatic arch.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Zygomatic Arch (Dog) - Copyright RVC]]
[[Image:Zygomatic arch.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Zygomatic Arch (Dog) - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
*Zygomatic process
*Zygomatic process
**On squamous part
**On squamous part
*Temporal part provides the muscle attachments for the temporalis muscle
*Temporal part provides the muscle attachments for the temporalis muscle
[[Image:Pareital Bone.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Parietal bone, occipital bone and external acoustic meatus (Horse) - Copyright RVC]]
[[Image:Pareital Bone.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Parietal bone, occipital bone and external acoustic meatus (Horse) - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
===Parietal Bone (os parietale)===
===Parietal Bone (os parietale)===
===Nasal Bone (os nasale)===
===Nasal Bone (os nasale)===
[[Image:Ethmoid Turbinates.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ethmoid Turbinates (Dog) - Copyright RVC]]
[[Image:Ethmoid Turbinates.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ethmoid Turbinates (Dog) - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
*Paired
*Paired
*Facial crest present on lateral surface
*Facial crest present on lateral surface
[[Image:Cow skull lateral view.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Cow skull (incisive bone, nasal bone, maxilla, nasoincisive notch labelled) - Copyright RVC]]
[[Image:Cow skull lateral view.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Cow skull (incisive bone, nasal bone, maxilla, nasoincisive notch labelled) - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
===Incisive Bone (os incisivium)===
===Incisive Bone (os incisivium)===
*Palatine sinus present on horizontal plate
*Palatine sinus present on horizontal plate
[[Image:Palatine Bone.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Palatine Bone and Maxilla (Pig) - Copyright RVC]]
[[Image:Palatine Bone.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Palatine Bone and Maxilla (Pig) - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
===Vomer===
===Vomer===
===Maxilla===
===Maxilla===
[[Image:Horse Maxilla.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Horse Maxilla - Copyright RVC]]
[[Image:Horse Maxilla.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Horse Maxilla - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
*Forms most of the facial part of the skull, including the lateral walls of the face, nasal cavity, [[Oral Cavity Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|oral cavity]] and [[Hard Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|hard palate]]
*Forms most of the facial part of the skull, including the lateral walls of the face, nasal cavity, [[Oral Cavity Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|oral cavity]] and [[Hard Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|hard palate]]
*Oral surface has numerous palatine foramina present
*Oral surface has numerous palatine foramina present
[[Image:Cow Mandible.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Mandible of the Cow in situ - Copyright RVC]]
[[Image:Cow Mandible.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Mandible of the Cow in situ - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
===Mandible (mandibula)===
===Mandible (mandibula)===