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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 nabrown 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)===
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'''Occipital Bone (os occipitale)'''
 
   
*Forms the nuchal wall
 
*Forms the nuchal wall
   
*Forms the foramen magnum
 
*Forms the foramen magnum
   
*Basilar part (pars basilaris)
 
*Basilar part (pars basilaris)
 
**Caudal base of the cranium
 
**Caudal base of the cranium
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**Hypoglossal canal
 
**Hypoglossal canal
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===Sphenoid Bone (os sphenoidale)===
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'''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 nabrown 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
   
*Composed of a body and wings
 
*Composed of a body and wings
   
*Bones separated by cartilage which ossifies with age
 
*Bones separated by cartilage which ossifies with age
   
*Presphenoid (os praespenoidale)
 
*Presphenoid (os praespenoidale)
 
**Rostrally
 
**Rostrally
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**Optic chiasma
 
**Optic chiasma
 
**Optic canal
 
**Optic canal
   
*Basisphenoid (os basispenoidalis)
 
*Basisphenoid (os basispenoidalis)
 
**Caudally
 
**Caudally
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**Alar canal (rostral and caudal alar foramen)
 
**Alar canal (rostral and caudal alar foramen)
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===Temporal Bone (os temporale)===
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'''Temporal Bone (os temporale)'''
 
   
*Composed of squamous, petrosal and tympanic parts
 
*Composed of squamous, petrosal and tympanic parts
   
*Lateral wall of the cranial cavity
 
*Lateral wall of the cranial cavity
   
*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 nabrown RVC]]
 
[[Image:Zygomatic arch.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Zygomatic Arch (Dog) - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
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**Joins the temporal process of the zygomatic bone to form the zygomatic arch
 
**Joins the temporal process of the zygomatic bone to form the zygomatic arch
 
**Forms the articulating surface of the [[Mastication#Jaw Articulation|temporomandibular joint]]
 
**Forms the articulating surface of the [[Mastication#Jaw Articulation|temporomandibular joint]]
   
*Articular tubercle present
 
*Articular tubercle present
   
*Mandibular fossa present
 
*Mandibular fossa present
   
*Occipital process and retrotympanic process surrounds the external acoustic meatus  
 
*Occipital process and retrotympanic process surrounds the external acoustic meatus  
   
*Petrosal part encloses the inner ear
 
*Petrosal part encloses the inner ear
 
**Internal acoustic meatus present
 
**Internal acoustic meatus present
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**Styloid process present which attaches the [[Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology|hyoid apparatus]]
 
**Styloid process present which attaches the [[Hyoid Apparatus - Anatomy & Physiology|hyoid apparatus]]
 
**Stylomastoid foramen present
 
**Stylomastoid foramen present
   
*Tympanic part is the ventral section of the temporal bone
 
*Tympanic part is the ventral section of the temporal bone
 
**Tympanic bulla present
 
**Tympanic bulla present
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**Musculotubal canal where tensors of the [[Soft Palate - Anatomy & Physiology#Musculature and Innervation|soft palate]] originate
 
**Musculotubal canal where tensors of the [[Soft Palate - Anatomy & Physiology#Musculature and Innervation|soft palate]] originate
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===Frontal Bone (os frontale)===
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'''Frontal Bone (os frontale)'''
    
*Paired
 
*Paired
   
*Joined by the interfrontal suture
 
*Joined by the interfrontal suture
   
*Between the cranium and the face
 
*Between the cranium and the face
   
*Encloses the frontal sinuses
 
*Encloses the frontal sinuses
   
*The nasal and lacrimal bones border the frontal squama section  
 
*The nasal and lacrimal bones border the frontal squama section  
 
**Forms the zygomatic process laterally
 
**Forms the zygomatic process laterally
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**Temporal line present which extends into the external sagittal crest
 
**Temporal line present which extends into the external sagittal crest
 
**Cornual processes in [[Horn - Anatomy & Physiology|horned]] ruminants
 
**Cornual processes in [[Horn - Anatomy & Physiology|horned]] ruminants
   
*The nasal section is the rostral part of the frontal bone
 
*The nasal section is the rostral part of the frontal bone
   
*Orbital part is perforated by the ethmoidal foramen
 
*Orbital part is perforated by the ethmoidal foramen
 
**Medially the dorsal oblique muscle of the eyeball attaches
 
**Medially the dorsal oblique muscle of the eyeball attaches
   
*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 nabrown RVC]]
 
[[Image:Pareital Bone.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Parietal bone, occipital bone and external acoustic meatus (Horse) - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
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===Parietal Bone (os parietale)===
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'''Parietal Bone (os parietale)'''
    
*Paired
 
*Paired
   
*Forms the dorsolateral wall of the cranium
 
*Forms the dorsolateral wall of the cranium
   
*Occipital bone caudally
 
*Occipital bone caudally
   
*Frontal bone rostrally
 
*Frontal bone rostrally
   
*Composed of a pareital plane, temporal plane and a nuchal plane (in the ox)
 
*Composed of a pareital plane, temporal plane and a nuchal plane (in the ox)
   
*Internally the grooves and ridges correspond with the gyri and sulci of the brain
 
*Internally the grooves and ridges correspond with the gyri and sulci of the brain
   
*Interpareital bone between the occipital bone and the pareital bone
 
*Interpareital bone between the occipital bone and the pareital bone
 
**Fuses with age
 
**Fuses with age
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===Ethmoid Bone (os ethmoidale)===
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'''Ethmoid Bone (os ethmoidale)'''
 
[[Image:Nasal Cavities.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Nasal Cavities - Copyright David Bainbridge]]
 
[[Image:Nasal Cavities.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Nasal Cavities - Copyright David Bainbridge]]
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*Forms part of the cranial and facial parts of the skull
 
*Forms part of the cranial and facial parts of the skull
   
*Located deep in the orbit
 
*Located deep in the orbit
   
*External lamina consists of the roof plate, floor plate and paired orbital plates
 
*External lamina consists of the roof plate, floor plate and paired orbital plates
   
*The ethmoid bone is separated from the cranial cavity by the cribiform plate
 
*The ethmoid bone is separated from the cranial cavity by the cribiform plate
 
**Numerous small foramina where the olfactory nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN I]]) passes through
 
**Numerous small foramina where the olfactory nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN I]]) passes through
   
*The perpendicular plate splits the ethmoid into two halves
 
*The perpendicular plate splits the ethmoid into two halves
   
*The ethmoid larbyrinth prodrudes from the ethmoid tubes
 
*The ethmoid larbyrinth prodrudes from the ethmoid tubes
 
**Composed of two rows of ethmoturbinates and air filled ethmoidal meatuses
 
**Composed of two rows of ethmoturbinates and air filled ethmoidal meatuses
 
**Secondary ethmoturbinates may also be present
 
**Secondary ethmoturbinates may also be present
   
*Ethmoturbinates divided into endoturbinates and ectoturbinates
 
*Ethmoturbinates divided into endoturbinates and ectoturbinates
 
**The first endoturbinate forms the dorsal nasal conchae
 
**The first endoturbinate forms the dorsal nasal conchae
 
**The second endoturbinate froms the middle nasal conchae
 
**The second endoturbinate froms the middle nasal conchae
   
*The endoturbinates form 3 nasal meatuses
 
*The endoturbinates form 3 nasal meatuses
 
**Dorsal nasal meatus
 
**Dorsal nasal meatus
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**Ventral nasal meatus
 
**Ventral nasal meatus
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===Nasal Bone (os nasale)===
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'''Nasal Bone (os nasale)'''
 
[[Image:Ethmoid Turbinates.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ethmoid Turbinates (Dog) - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
 
[[Image:Ethmoid Turbinates.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ethmoid Turbinates (Dog) - Copyright nabrown RVC]]
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*Paired
 
*Paired
   
*Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
 
*Forms the roof of the nasal cavity
   
*Dorsal nasal conchae attach to the ethmoidal crest on the internal surface
 
*Dorsal nasal conchae attach to the ethmoidal crest on the internal surface
   
*Rostral suture form the apex
 
*Rostral suture form the apex
   
*Between the nasal and incisive bones is the nasoincisive notch
 
*Between the nasal and incisive bones is the nasoincisive notch
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===Lacrimal Bone (os lacrimale)===
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'''Lacrimal Bone (os lacrimale)'''
    
*Forms part of the lateral wall of the face and orbit
 
*Forms part of the lateral wall of the face and orbit
   
*Situated near the medial canthus
 
*Situated near the medial canthus
   
*It articulates with the frontal bone, zygomatic bone and maxilla
 
*It articulates with the frontal bone, zygomatic bone and maxilla
 
**Also articulates with the nasal bone in ruminants and the horse
 
**Also articulates with the nasal bone in ruminants and the horse
 
**Also articulates with the palatine bone in carnivores
 
**Also articulates with the palatine bone in carnivores
   
*Composed of an orbital and facial part separated by supra- and infraorbital margins
 
*Composed of an orbital and facial part separated by supra- and infraorbital margins
   
*The nasolacrimal duct is present by the margin of the orbital surface
 
*The nasolacrimal duct is present by the margin of the orbital surface
   
*Ventral oblique muscle attaches caudal to the margin of the orbital surface
 
*Ventral oblique muscle attaches caudal to the margin of the orbital surface
   
*Nasal surface forms the boundaries of the maxillary and frontal sinuses
 
*Nasal surface forms the boundaries of the maxillary and frontal sinuses
  
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