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"Side view of horse's skull. P., Parietal; FR., frontal; NA., nasal; PMX., premaxilla; MX., maxilla; J., jugal; L., lachrymal; SQ., squamosal; PP., paroccipital process; CO., condyle CA., canine." -Thomson, 1916

Horse Skull

"Side view of horse's skull. P., Parietal; FR., frontal; NA., nasal; PMX., premaxilla; MX., maxilla;…

The skull of a horse seen from above. Labels: I, occipital lobe; II, parietal bone; III, squamosal bone; IV, frontal bone; V, nasal bone; VI, lachrymal bone; VII, malarbone; VIII, superior maxilla; IX, premaxilla; a, occipital crest; b, parietal crest; c, orbital process; d, supraorbital foramen.

Horse Skull Seen from Above

The skull of a horse seen from above. Labels: I, occipital lobe; II, parietal bone; III, squamosal bone;…

Inferior aspect of horse's skull, the mandible being removed. Above the line A is the posterior region or base between A and B the middle, and below B the anterior or nasal region. Labels: a, occipital condyle; B, foramen magnum; c, styloid process; d, temporal articular surface; e, basioccipital bone; f, basispenoid bone; i, temporal articular surface; k, condyloid foramen; k', condyloid notch; l, foramen lacerum basis cranii; m, pterygoid foramen; n, palatine suture; o, palatine foramen; p, molar teeth; q, incisive opening; r, foramen incisivum.

Inferior Aspect of Horse Skull

Inferior aspect of horse's skull, the mandible being removed. Above the line A is the posterior region…

Lateral aspect of horse's skull. Labels: 1, occipital bone; 2, parietal bone; 3, frontal bone; 9, nasal bone; 11, nasal peak; 10, premaxilla; 8, superior maxilla; 6, lachrymal bone; 7, malar bone; 5, zygomatic process of the squamosal bone; 4, petrosal bone; e, its external meatus; 12, inferior maxilla; h, coronoid process f inferior maxilla occupying the temporal fossa; k, temporomaxillary articulation; l, molar teeth.

Lateral Aspect of Horse Skull

Lateral aspect of horse's skull. Labels: 1, occipital bone; 2, parietal bone; 3, frontal bone; 9, nasal…

Longitudinal section of a horse's skull. Labels: 1, supraoccipital bone and crest; 2, parietal bone; 3, frontal bone; 4, frontal sinus; 5, nasal bone; 6, superior turbinal; 12, inferior turbinal; 14, superior maxilla; 13 and its palatine plate; 15, premaxilla; 11, palatine bone; 7, ethmoid bone and volutes; 8, basi and presphenoid bones; 9, basioccipital bone; 10, petrosal bone. The cranium is the cavity under 1 and 2.

Longitudinal Section of Horse Skull

Longitudinal section of a horse's skull. Labels: 1, supraoccipital bone and crest; 2, parietal bone;…