The =frontal sinus= is a vast excavation in the adult animal. It
involves all of the roof and almost all of the sides of the cranium, and
extends forward into the roof of the nasal cavity a variable
distance—sometimes as far as a transverse plane through the infraorbital
foramina. The septum between the right and left sinuses is usually
deflected in an irregular manner in its middle part, but is practically
median at either end. Each sinus is subdivided by numerous septa, some
of which are complete. Thus the sinus is divided into compartments, each
of which communicates with an ethmoidal meatus.
In the young pig the sinus is small and is confined to the anterior
part of the frontal bone. Later it extends backward, outward, and to a
less extent forward. In the old subject it penetrates laterally into
the supraorbital process and the root of the zygomatic process of the
temporal bone, and behind almost down to the foramen magnum and the
occipital condyles. It then consists of six to eight compartments
usually.
The =maxillary sinus= is relatively small. Its anterior end is a little
less than an inch (ca. 2 cm.) behind the infraorbital foramen, and it
extends upward into the lacrimal and backward into the malar bone. The
infraorbital canal passes along its floor, and the roots of the molar
teeth do not project up into it. It does not communicate with the
frontal and sphenoidal sinuses, but with the posterior part of the
middle meatus by means of a considerable orifice.
The =sphenoidal sinus= is very large. It involves the body, pterygoid
processes, and temporal wings of the sphenoid bone, and extends into the
squamous temporal. It communicates with the ventral ethmoidal meatus.
There is a small sinus in the perpendicular part of the palate bone
which communicates with an ethmoidal meatus.
BONES OF THE THORACIC LIMB
The =scapula= is very wide, the index being about 1 ∶ 0.7. The spine is
triangular and is very wide in its middle, which curves backward over
the infraspinous fossa and bears a large tuberosity. Its lower part
bears a small projection (rudimentary acromion). The anterior border is
strongly convex in profile, sinuous when viewed from the front, and
thick and rough in its middle. The posterior border is wide, slightly
concave, and bears an outer rough lip. The vertebral border is convex,
and the cartilage is not so extensive as in the horse and ox. The
cervical angle is thin and bent inward a little. The dorsal angle is
thick and is about a right angle. The neck is well defined. The rim of
the glenoid cavity is rounded and not notched. The tuberosity is just
above the antero-internal part of the glenoid cavity and bears no
distinct coracoid process.
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