The morphological peculiarities of budger skull (Meles Meles)

Abstract

The studies were performed on badger skulls prepared by removal of adjacent tissues for evidence of morphological peculiarities such as: the shape, length and development processes of the bone and specific joints. The appearance of the bony prominences demonstrates both the traction force in contraction and pressure produced by muscles on the bones, in accord with the anatomical principles. Analyzing these issues, at badger' skull ones can observe the canines which are developed, having strong root noticed by extended alveolar canine which protrude on the surface of maxillary bone. The incomplete orbital cavity is laterally delimited by the zygomatic process of the frontal and the frontal process of zygomatic bone, both being reduced and triangular. Caudo-medial (dorsal and ventral) the orbit is bounded by each high blade bone which converge toward the orbital hiatus. The ceiling of mouth looks trapezoid and narrows caudal because the layout of the last molar cross-like carnivores. The articular condyle of the temporal appears as a groove, transversely elongated, caudal flanked by the retroarticular process. The mandible has branches diverged caudally, causing widwning of oropharyngeal opening and articular condyle of the mandible looks cylindrical and transverse elongated. The developed coronoid process is quadrangular and the angular process is very developed.