. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. THE ANATOMY OF TIIK lIOUiSK 4f) The occipital, c, covers the entire back part of the head and lies imnie- diatcl}^ behind the 2:)arictal. It has to su]ipoi1: the whole weight of the head, and from its position is exposed to greater strain than any other part of the skull. It is articulated by two rounded protuberances (con- dyles) at the base to the first vertebra (atlas) of the neck. On the b. outer side of the occipital and beyond the condyles, are two pointed projections (styliforni processes) to


. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. THE ANATOMY OF TIIK lIOUiSK 4f) The occipital, c, covers the entire back part of the head and lies imnie- diatcl}^ behind the 2:)arictal. It has to su]ipoi1: the whole weight of the head, and from its position is exposed to greater strain than any other part of the skull. It is articulated by two rounded protuberances (con- dyles) at the base to the first vertebra (atlas) of the neck. On the b. outer side of the occipital and beyond the condyles, are two pointed projections (styliforni processes) to which some of the muscles of the neck are attached, and which assist in supporting the head. The temporal bone, d, unites with the i)arietal above, and with the occipital behind. It contains the internal parts of the ear, and is provi- ded with a hollow for the articulation of the lower jaw, and in front joins the extremity of the frontal. Continuing forward, it unites with. 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 Periam, Jonathan. [from old catalog]; Baker, A. H. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Louis, Mo. , N. D. Thompson & co.


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