. Anatomy of the cat. Cats; Mammals. 22 THE SKELETON OF THE CAT. cranial, and lies craniad of the latter; it encloses the nasal cavity. It contains the following thirteen bones: two pala- tines, one vomer, two maxillaries, two lachrymals, two pre- maxillaries, two nasals, two malar or zygomatic bones. The two halves of the mandible or lower jaw are frequently included in the facial portion of the skull, making in all fifteen separate bones in this jjart of the skull. In the following the bones of the skull are first described separately, then an account is given of the skull as a whole. Occipi
. Anatomy of the cat. Cats; Mammals. 22 THE SKELETON OF THE CAT. cranial, and lies craniad of the latter; it encloses the nasal cavity. It contains the following thirteen bones: two pala- tines, one vomer, two maxillaries, two lachrymals, two pre- maxillaries, two nasals, two malar or zygomatic bones. The two halves of the mandible or lower jaw are frequently included in the facial portion of the skull, making in all fifteen separate bones in this jjart of the skull. In the following the bones of the skull are first described separately, then an account is given of the skull as a whole. Occipital Bone. Os occipitale (Figs. 17 and 18).—The occipital bone forms the most caudal portion of the cranium, entering into the formation of its caudal wall and of its base. It connects the cranium with the vertebral column and surrounds a large opening, the foramen magnum {d), by means of which the cranial cavity communicates with the vertebral 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 Reighard, Jacob Ellsworth, 1861-1942; Jennings, H. S. (Herbert Spencer), 1868-1947. [Austin, TX] : BookLab, Inc.
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