Lab 18 - Image 4

Ventral view of equine skull, caudal half. 1, occipital condyle; 2, paracondylar process; 3, basioccipital bone; 4, last molar tooth; 5, hamulus of the pterygoid bone; 6, vertical part of the palatine bone; 7, facial crest; 8, articular surface of the temporomandibular joint ; 9, supraorbital foramen; 10, external acoustic meatus; 11, tympanic bulla; 12, attachment site for the stylohyoid bone; 13, muscular process; light blue asterisk, foramen lacerum; black asterisk, muscular process for attachment of longus capitus mm.; red asterisk, vomer; blue asterisk, bony part of ventral concha.