Skull of normal adult Fowl

Skull of adult Fowl. Here the temporal fossa is bridged over by the junction of the post-frontal and squamosal porcesses (pf., sq.). The processes of the mandible (iap,pap) are characteristic of this type, and of the anseres. a, Angular of mandible. ar, Articular. bt, Basi-temporal. d, Dentary. eo, Lateral occipital. eth, Ethmoid. f, Frontal. iap, Interangular process of mandible. ios, Interorbital septum. j, Jugal. l, Lacrymal. mx, Maxillary. n, Nasal. os, Orbito-sphenoid. p, Parietal. pa, Palatine. pap, Posteriod angular process of mandible. pe, Ethmoid. pf, Post-frontal. pg, Pterygoid. ps, Pre-phenod. px, Premaxilla. q, Quadrate. qj, Quadratojugal. sa, Supra-angular or coronoid. so, Supra-occipital. sq, Squamosal. ty, Tympanic cavity. v, Vomer. 1, Exit of olfactory nerve.
Source: 1911 EB, Vol. 3, Page 961

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