. Elementary text-book of zoology. Zoology. CUTANEOUS GLANDS. 275 The larger glands, with strongly smelling secretions, which open on various parts of the integument of many mammals, are to be regarded as modified sebaceous or more rarely sweat glands. As examples of such glands may be mentioned the occipital glands of the Camel, the glands which are placed in a depression of the lachrymal bone of Cervus, Ant Hope, Ovis, the temporal glands of the Elephant, the facial glands of the Bat, the pedal glands of Ruminants, the lateral glands of the Shrewniouse, the sacral gland of Dicotyles, the cau
. Elementary text-book of zoology. Zoology. CUTANEOUS GLANDS. 275 The larger glands, with strongly smelling secretions, which open on various parts of the integument of many mammals, are to be regarded as modified sebaceous or more rarely sweat glands. As examples of such glands may be mentioned the occipital glands of the Camel, the glands which are placed in a depression of the lachrymal bone of Cervus, Ant Hope, Ovis, the temporal glands of the Elephant, the facial glands of the Bat, the pedal glands of Ruminants, the lateral glands of the Shrewniouse, the sacral gland of Dicotyles, the caudal glands of the Desman, the crural glands of the male Monotremes, etc. These excretory organs are most frequently found near the anus, or in the inguinal region, and are then often placed in special Pco. 01 Fi<;. IW7.— Skull of a goat, from the side. O1, exoccipital ; C. conrlyle ; Pm, paramastoid process; On, supra-occipital; Sq, squamosal ; Ty, tympanic; Pe, petrous (m:isTid portion); Pn, parietal ; Fr, frontal ; Xc, lachrymal; Nu, nasal ; Fo, optic foramen ; MX, maxillary ; , pi-temaxillary ; Jn, jug-al ; Put, palatine ; Pt, pterygoid. cutaneous pits — , the anal glands of many Cur/iirorK, Rodentia, and Edentata, the civet gland of the Virerrida-, the musk pouch of Moschns moschiferus, and the preputial glands of the male Beaver. The skeleton is formed of heavy bones containing marrow. The skull (tig. 667) is a spacious capsule, the bony pieces of which art- only exceptionally (Ornithorhynchus) fused in early life, but as a rule they remain for the most part separated by suture throughout life. There are, however, many cases in which in the adult animals the sutures have partly or wholly vanished (Ape, Weasel). The great extension of the cranial capsule is due not only to the large size of the roof of the skull, but also to the fact that the lateral bones. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enha
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