TABLE OF CONTENTS
Ox
- Interparietal bone of ox is a single bone located in the postero-superior part of the cranium.
- It is paired in the fetus; wedged in between the parietals above and the supra-occipital below and is fused with these bones before or shortly after birth.
- The frontal sinus is prolonged into it in the adult.
Horse
- It is located on dorsal aspect of the cranium.
- The external face is quadrilateral, smooth and presents the sagittal parietal crest.
- The internal aspect presents a three sided process-the internal occipital protuberance or the ossific tentorium.
Dog
- Its location is similar to that of the horse.
- It fuses with the occipital before birth.
- It bears the high posterior part of the parietal crest.
- The ossific tentorium is of great size.
Fowl
- It is absent.
