. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THI-: FRONTAL SINEUS. 143 The head of the ox may be divided into two parts—the skull and the face. The cut, page 144, represents a section of both. The cranium or skull, that portion of the head which contains and protects the brain, is composed of eight bones : two frontals e, p. 143, and b, p. 144 ; one parietal, h, p. 143 ; two temporals, g, p. 143, and/, p. 144 ; one occipital, i, p. 143 ; and d and I, p. 144 ; one ethmoid, n, and r, p. 144; and one sphenoid, to, p. 144. The frontal bones extend from the nose to the superior ridge of the skull; presenting a flatte
. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THI-: FRONTAL SINEUS. 143 The head of the ox may be divided into two parts—the skull and the face. The cut, page 144, represents a section of both. The cranium or skull, that portion of the head which contains and protects the brain, is composed of eight bones : two frontals e, p. 143, and b, p. 144 ; one parietal, h, p. 143 ; two temporals, g, p. 143, and/, p. 144 ; one occipital, i, p. 143 ; and d and I, p. 144 ; one ethmoid, n, and r, p. 144; and one sphenoid, to, p. 144. The frontal bones extend from the nose to the superior ridge of the skull; presenting a flattened but irregular surface, and entirely bare of muscular or fleshy ;ilbert head of a short-horn bull. THE FRONTAL BONES. Nature has given to most cattle a formidable weapon of offence, the horn. To be effective, it must be securely based ; and it could only be so, or it could best be so, by this expanse of frontal bone. From this bone the horn springs, and it is in fact a continuation of the frontal, (see a, p. 144.) The. forehead of the bull is considerably shorter and broader than that of the cow or the ox in every breed. This shortness and breadth of forehead is not only characteristic of difference of sex, but it is regarded, and properly, as an essential 1. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Youatt, William, 1776-1847; Martin, W. C. L. (William Charles Linnaeus), 1798-1864, joint author; Stevens, A. ed. New-York, C. M. Saxton
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