The alligator and its allies . ly visible in thisview, is a large opening, the foramen ovale (V),through which, according to Reynolds, the tri-geminal nerve passes. In the middle line, directlyunder the frontal bone, is an opening between theanterior wings of the two alisphenoids, for the exitof the optic nerves. Ventrad and caudad to thisopening, and sometimes continuous with it, isanother large foramen, just dorsad to the rostrum,for the exit, according to Reynolds, of the oculo-motor and abducens nerves. Projecting caudadis seen the rounded condylar part of the hasi-occipital (14) to be des
The alligator and its allies . ly visible in thisview, is a large opening, the foramen ovale (V),through which, according to Reynolds, the tri-geminal nerve passes. In the middle line, directlyunder the frontal bone, is an opening between theanterior wings of the two alisphenoids, for the exitof the optic nerves. Ventrad and caudad to thisopening, and sometimes continuous with it, isanother large foramen, just dorsad to the rostrum,for the exit, according to Reynolds, of the oculo-motor and abducens nerves. Projecting caudadis seen the rounded condylar part of the hasi-occipital (14) to be described later, and dorso-ccphalad to this is a part of the exoccipital (13)in which four foramina may be seen; of the dorsalthree the one nearest the condyle and foramenmagnum is for the exit (Reynolds) of the hypo-glossal nerve (XII); slightly dorso-cephalad tothis is one for the vagus nerve (X); between thesetwo is a very small one for a vein; the largest andventrally located foramen is for the entrance of the The Skeleton 69.
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