Archive image from page 364 of Discovery reports (1932) Discovery reports discoveryreports05inst Year: 1932 THE BASICRANIAL RETE 349 seems that the rete holds the same relations to the surrounding parts in the adult as in the foetus, but in consequence of the change in size and shape of those parts the form and relative size of the rete has undergone considerable alteration. A B Fig. 8. A. Skull of a foetal Sei Whale, ventral view (from Schulte). B. Skull of an adult Sei Whale, ventral view. Showing the difference in the arrangement of the parts of the basis cranii in the foetus and adult
Archive image from page 364 of Discovery reports (1932) Discovery reports discoveryreports05inst Year: 1932 THE BASICRANIAL RETE 349 seems that the rete holds the same relations to the surrounding parts in the adult as in the foetus, but in consequence of the change in size and shape of those parts the form and relative size of the rete has undergone considerable alteration. A B Fig. 8. A. Skull of a foetal Sei Whale, ventral view (from Schulte). B. Skull of an adult Sei Whale, ventral view. Showing the difference in the arrangement of the parts of the basis cranii in the foetus and adult a< MaxiUa h, Pterygoid bone b Frontal k, Exoccipital e, Internal pterygoid plate /, Basi-occipital /, External pterygoid plate m> Basi-sphenoid g, Hamular process The chief differences between the foetal and adult cranium (Fig. 8) are to be seen in the short broad rostrum and the flat palate of the foetus, which contrast very markedly with the prominent raised palatal ridge and the elongated pointed rostrum of the adult Ihe rostrum is formed in the adult by the enormously lengthened maxillae embracing
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