Cat Skull Bones

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Dorsal View

Dorsal View
Postorbital processes Lacrimal Malar (jugal) Maxilla Occipital Temporal (squamosal)

Premaxilla

External nares

Frontal

Parietal

Sagittal crest

Nasal
Orbit
(Space for Eye)

Interparietal Temporal

Zygomatic arch

Cat Skull, painted 1. nasal 2. premaxilla 3. maxilla 4. malar 5. temporal 6. frontal 7. parietal 8. interparietal 9. occipital 10. lacrimal 11. sagittal crest 12. zygomatic arch 13. postorbital process 14. nasolacrimal canal

Dorsal View Painted

Assignment
Learn the dorsal surface for a quiz.

Dorsal View Quiz 16 pts

3.
1. 2. 4. 16. 5.Bone

15.

14.
passageway

10.

9.

6. crest

13.
12. (Space for eye) 7. bone 8.

11.

Ventral View of the Skull

Ventral Diagram
Posterior palatine Presphenoid foramen Vomer Premaxilla Alisphenoid

Basisphenoid
Jugular foramen

Occipital Incisive foramen

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Foramen magnum

Maxilla

Palatine Pterygoid process

Hamulu s

Occipital Internal condyle nares(passageway) Tympanic bulla

Cat Skull, painted 2. premaxilla 3. maxilla 4. malar 5. temporal 6. frontal 7. vomer 9. occipital 12. zygomatic arch 13. postorbital process 16. sphenoid 18. orbital fissure 19. foramen rotundum 20. foramen ovale 21. pterygoid process 22. hamulus 24. tympanic bulla 25. incisors 26. canine 27. premolars 28. molar 29. palatine 30. posterior palatine foramen 31. incisive foramen 32. foramen magnum 33. occipital condyle 34. jugular foramen

7.

Ventral View Painted

Assignment
Learn the ventral surface for a quiz!

Ventral Skull Diagram Quiz 17 pts

16. Hole 14. 15. 1. 10. 2. Hole 12 . 13.

11. Hole

. .
3.

Hole 9.

8. Bump

4 .

5.

7. Big bump
6.

Lateral View

Lateral View of Skull Diagram

Lacrimal Maxilla Nasal Frontal Malar Parietal Temporal Alisphenoid Interparietal
Occipital

Premaxilla

Incisors

Tympanic bulla External auditory meatus Masseteric fossa Premolars Molar Mental foramina

Canine

4 Foramen + 1

Optic foramen

Orbital fissure Foramen rotundum External auditory meatus

Foramen ovale

7 Foramina

Sphenopalatine Posterior palatine foramen Optic foramen canal

Orbital fissure Foramen rotundum External auditory meatus

Foramen ovale

Cat Skull, painted 1. nasal 2. premaxilla 3. maxilla 4. malar 5. temporal 6. frontal 7. parietal 8. interparietal 9. occipital 10. lacrimal 11. sagittal crest 12. zygomatic arch 13. postorbital process 14. nasolacrimal canal 15. infraorbital foramen 16. sphenoid 17. optic foramen 18. orbital fissure 26. canine 19. foramen rotundum 27. premolars 20. foramen ovale 28. molar 21. pterygoid process 22. hamulus 23. external auditory meatus 24. tympanic bulla 25. incisors

Lateral View Painted

Skull Sutures
Bregma

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The bregma is located at the intersection of the coronal and sagittal sutures.

Whole Skull Lateral view

Zygomatic Arch

1. squamous portion of temporal 2. malar (jugal) bone 3. ethmoid 4. lacrimal

Foramina

4 Foramina ventral view

4 Foramina posterior view

Lateral View w/crests

1. Sagittal crest 2. Occipital (lambdoidal ridge) crest 3. Occipital condyles 4. Temporal 5. bone Zygomatic arch 1. (jugal & squamosal bones)

5.

4.

2. 3.

Whole Skull-Cat Bones Posterior

Dentary Bone

Whole Mandible Lateral View

1. angular process 2. condyloid process 3. coronoid process 4. carnassial tooth (molar #1) 5. premolar #3 6. diastema 7. incisors 8. canine 9. mental foramIna

Masseteric fossa

Whole Mandible Lateral View

33. #9 34. #3 35. #2 36. #1

10

Right Dentary Bone-Medial View

Coronoid Process
Diastema (gap)

Ramus

Body
Mandibular symphysis

Angular Process Mandibular foramen

Quiz

11 pts

Other Skull Views & Tests

Anterior View
1. Premaxilla 2. Maxilla 3. Nasal

4. Frontal
5. Parietal 6. Malar (jugal) bone

7. Temporal bone (squamo

8. 9.

8. Nasal conchae (turbinals)

9. Infraorbital foramen

1. nasal 2. premaxillary 3. maxillary 4. malar 5. temporal 6. frontal 7. parietal 8. postorbital process 9. infraorbital foramen 10. nasal conchae (turbinals) 11. incisors 12. canine 13. premolars

Anterior View

Cat Skull 4. malar 5. temporal 7. parietal 8. postorbital processes 9. occipital crest 10. superior nuchal line 8. 14. interparietal 15. occipital 16. sagittal crest 17. occipital condyle 18. foramen magnum 19. tympanic bulla 20. zygomatic arch

Posterior View

9.
10

Cat Skull 1. nasal 2. premaxilla 3. maxilla 4. malar 5. temporal 6. frontal 7. parietal 8. interparietal 9. occipital 10. lacrimal 11. sagittal crest 12. zygomatic arch 13. postorbital process 14. nasolacrimal canal 15. infraorbital foramen

Dorsal View

Ventral View

16. 17.

1. Premaxilla 2. Maxilla 3. Palatine 4. Vomer 5. Presphenoid 6. Basisphenoid 7&8. Occipita l (squamosal) 9. Temporal 10. Malar (jugal)

18.

14 13

11. bone Tympanic (auditory) 12. Occipital bulla 13. condyle Hamulus 14. Pterygoid process 15. Jugular 16. foramen Incisive 17 foramen Posterior palatine 18. Alisphenoid foramen

11

15 12

Cat Skull 2. premaxilla 3. maxilla 4. malar 5. temporal 6. frontal 9. occipital 12. zygomatic arch 13. postorbital process 16. presphenoid 18. orbital fissure 19. foramen rotundum 20. foramen ovale 21. pterygoid process 22. hamulus 24. tympanic bulla 25. incisors 26. canine 27. premolars 28. molar 29. palatine 30. posterior palatine foramen 31. incisive foramen 32. foramen magnum 33. occipital condyle 34. jugular foramen 35. mandibular fossa

Ventral View

Cat Skull 1. nasal 2. premaxilla 3. maxilla 4. malar 5. temporal 6. frontal 7. parietal 8. interparietal 9. occipital 11. sagittal crest 12. zygomatic arch 13. postorbital process 14. nasolacrimal canal 15. infraorbital foramen 16. sphenoid 17. optic foramen 18. orbital fissure 19. foramen rotundum 20. foramen ovale 21. pterygoid process 22. hamulus 23. external auditory meatus 24. tympanic bulla 25. incisors 26. canine

27. premolars 28. molar 29. palatine 33. occipital condyle

Lateral View

Dorsal View
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

premaxilla nasal maxilla frontal orbit zygomatic (juga postorbital processes 8. zygomatic arch 9. temporal line 10. coronal suture 11. parietal 12. sagittal suture 13. sagittal crest

Frontal view

Midsagittal Palate View

Ventral view

1. premaxilla 14. interparietal 16. incisive foramen 17. palatine 18. postpalatine foramen 19. presphenoid 20. foramen ovale 21. basisphenoid 22. basioccipital 23. jugular foramen 24. occipital condyl 25. foramen magnu 26. tympanic bulla

Ventral View
Alisphenoid

1/2 Skull View of Palate

(hamul

Midsagittal View
5. Turbinals (nasal conchae) 6. hard palate (palatine) 7. pterygoid process 8. hamulus 9. tympanic bulla 10. occipital condyle 11. internal acoustic meatus 12. caudal cranial fossa 13. optic canal 14. middle cranial fossa 15. choana

Frontal view
11 14

13

12

7. incisors 8. canines 9. premaxilla 10. maxilla 11. internal nares 12 mandibular symphysis 13 nasal conchae (turbinals) 14. Infraorbital foramen

3 of 4 Foramina

11. Optic foramen 12. orbital fissure 13. foramen rotundum

Cat Bones Anterior

Posterior ventral view

Jugular foramen

Rear Ventral View

Occipita l

Alisphenoi d

Internal Sagittal View