4 8 THE SKELETON OF THE CAT. 



termination of the mandibular canal. At its caudal end is a 



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deep fossa continuing on to the ramus, the coronoid fossa, or 

 masseteric fossa (e). 



The medial surface (Fig. 37) is smooth and has near its 

 caudal end a foramen, the mandibular foramen (/), which 



FIG. 36. MANDIBLE, LATERAL SURFACE. 



FIG. 37. MANDIBLE, MEDIAL SURFACE. 



a, symphysis; b, body; f, ramus; d, mental foramina; e, coronoid fossa; f, man- 

 dibular foramen ; g, angular process ; h, coronoid process ; t, condyloid process; 

 I, 2, 3, the three incisor teeth; <+, the canine tooth; 5, 6, the premolars; 7, the 

 molar tooth. 



communicates with the mandibular canal leading lengthwise 

 through the bone to the mental foramen. The cranial end is 

 roughened for attachment to the bone of the opposite side. 



The ventral border is smooth and rounded ; it ends caudally 

 in a blunt point, the angular process (g). The dorsal 

 (alveolar) border is slightly curved and bears the sockets 

 (alveoli) for the teeth. It is continuous with the cranial margin 

 of the coronoid process. 



The ramus is divided into two portions, the coronoid process 

 (/i) and the condyloid process (?'). The coronoid process (//) 

 extends dorsocaudad as a thin plate of bone with smooth sur- 

 faces and borders. Its outer surface is partly occupied by the 

 coronoid fossa (e). The condyloid process (/) has the form of 



