Text Book of Biology, Part 1: VertebrataWells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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In the mammal it is enormously inflated, and the otic capsules
are imbedded in its wall. There are supra- and basi- as well as
ex-occipital bones; the para-sphenoid is (? entirely) gone, and
its place is taken by the basi- and pre-sphenoids, and the
lateral walls contain fresh paired ossifications, the ali- and
orbito-sphenoids-- all cartilage bones. The sphenethmoid is
perhaps represented in part by the ethmoid.
As a result of the inflation of the brain-case, the squamosal,
which slopes downward and outward in the frog, and overlies the
cartilaginous suspensorium (quadrate cartilage), has become a
constituent of the brain-case wall, and slopes downwardly and in.
Jaw Suspension--
The point of attachment of the jaw has shifted outward, and the
original suspensorial cartilage (the quadrate) has taken on a new
and minor function as the incus of the middle ear-- the squamosal
superseding it as the suspensory part.
Lower Jaw--
Distinct bones in the frog; one mass in the dog.
Otic Capsule--
Position as specified. One centre of ossification in the frog
forming pro-otic; several fuse together and form periotic of the
dog.
There is no bulla and no external ear in the frog.
Palate--
In the frog the posterior nares open into the front of the mouth.
In the dog the maxillae and palatines send plates down and in (the
palatine plates) to cut off a nasal passage from the rest of the
buccal chamber, and carry the posterior nares back to the pharynx,
thus cutting the vomers off from the mouth roof.
The pterygoids in the dog are much reduced, and do not reach back
to the suspensorium.
The frog has no lachrymal bone.
-Syllabus Of Practical Work_
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