Table 1 List of the the abbreviations used throughout the figures of this paper
a., artery Al, alisphenoid alo, ala orbitalis alt.ptpr, ala temporalis processus ptegygoideus alt.apr, ala temporalis, processus ascendens altp, alisphenoid tympanic process anp, angular process of dentary asc, anterior semicircular canal at, auditory tube Boc, basioccipital Bs, basisphenoid cars, cavernous sinus cc, crus commune cc.a., common carotid artery ce, cavum epiptericum cf, carotid foramen ch, cerebral hemisphere ch.tym, chorda tympany n. (CN VII) cn, cochlear n. (CN VIII) cna, cupula nasi anterior CN V, trigeminal n. CN V1, ophthalmic branch of trigeminal n. CN V2, maxillary branch of trigeminal n. CN V3, mandibular branch of trigeminal n. CN VII, facial n. CN VIII, vestibulocochlear n. CN IX, glossopharyngeal n. CN X, vagus n. CN XI, accessory n. CN XII, hypoglossal n. co, cochlear duct cof, cochlear fossula (= fossula fenestra cochleae) con, dentary condyle coop, commisura orbitoparietalis cos, commisura suprafacialis cp, crista parotica crb, crus breve of incus crl, crus longum of incus ct, cavum tympani ctpp, caudal tympanic process of petrosal D, dentary eam, external acoustic meatus Ec, ectotympanic eca, external carotid a. ed, endolymphatic duct ejv, external jugular vein er, epitympanic recess es, epitympanic sinus etn, ethmoidal nerve (CN V1) Ex, exoccipital f, footplate of stapes fc, fenestra cochleae fi, fossa incudis fm, fibrous membrane of the tympanic cavity fn, facial nerve (CN VII) Fr, frontal fs, facial sulcus fsb, fissura basipterygoidea fv, fenestra vestibuli g, gonial gg, geniculate ganglion (CN VII) gpn, greater petrosal nerve (CN VII) H, hyoid hy, hypophysis iam, internal acoustic meatus ica, internal carotid a. icn, internal carotid n. icv, internal carotid v. ijv, internal jugular v. In, incus (= anvil) inf.a.a., inferior alveolar a. inf.a.n., inferior alveolar n. (CN V3) inf.a. v., inferior alveolar v. Ipa, interparietal ips, inferior petrosal sinus lama, lamina alaris lamb, lamina basalis lamh, lamina hypophyseos lamp, lamina parietalis lhv, lateral head v. (= vena capitis lateralis) ling.a., lingual artery long.c.m., longus capitis m. lp, lenticular process of incus lsc, lateral semicircular canal lt, lamina trabecularis lta, lamina transversalis anterior m., muscle Ma, malleus (= hammer) man, manubrium of malleus mas.m., masseter m. mbl, membrane limitans Mc, Meckel’s cartilage mdc, mandibular canal med.pt.m., medial pterygoid m. mso, membrana sphenoobturatoria Mx, maxilla mxa, maxillary a. mxv, maxillary v. mxt, maxiloturbinate my.m., mylohyoid m. n., nerve Na, nasal nc, nasal cavity nld, nasolacrimal duct npd, nasopalatine duct nph, nasopharynx ns, nasal septum ob, outer bar oc, oral cavity oph, oropharynx ot, otic capsule Pa, parietal paa, element of Paaw par, paraflocculus of cerebellum pars cochl, pars cochlearis Pe, petrosal pga, postglenoid artery pgv, postglenoid vein ph.con.m., pharyngeal constrictor m. ph.n., pharyngeal nerve ph.v., pharyngeal vein pm, tissues of the membranous meatus pn, paries nasi ppc, paraseptal cartilage ppo, pila praeoptica pr, promontorium pr.a, processus alaris pr.ep, processus epitympanicus pr.la.v, processus lateralis ventralis pr.m, processus medialis (= medial process of Sq.) pr.ma, processus mastoideus prs, prootic sinus psc, posterior semicircular canal Pt, pterygoid Px, premaxilla Rc, Reichert’s cartilage rl, recessus lateralis rtpp, rostral tympanic process of petrosal s, stapedius m. sa, sacculus saf, subarcuate fossa sev, sphenoparietal emissary vein Sq, squamosal ssc, septum spirale cartilagineum St, stapes (= stirrup) stclm.m., sternocleidomastoideus m. stm, secondary tympanic membrane sty, scala tympani of the cochlea sty.m., stylopharyngeous m. sve, scala vestibuli of the cochlea te.m., temporalis m. tg, trigeminal ganglion (= Gasserian or semilunar ganglion, CN V) tgty, tegmen tympani tm, tympanic membrane (= eardrum) tn, tectum nasi ton, tongue tt.m., tensor tympani m. (or its tendon) tt.n., tensor tympani nerve (CN V3) tvp.m., tensor veli palatine m. ty.n., tympanic nerve (CN IX) utr, utriculus v., vein vf, vestibular fossa VNO, vomeronasal organ (= Jacobson’s organ) Vo, vomer z, zygomatic process Other abbreviations L, left R, right CRL, crown-rump length HL, head length PND, postnatal day TL, total length |