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Table 2 Abbreviations used throughout the figures and manuscript text. Bones are in all uppercase. Muscles and glands are in title case following a lower case m or g, ligaments are in title case following a capital L, and specific features are all lowercase with abbreviations separated by a full stop

From: Digital dissection of the head of the rock dove (Columba livia) using contrast-enhanced computed tomography

Abbreviation

Structure

Aponeurosis

Aponeurosis of the mAMEM

AT

atlas

AX

axis

BAS

Basihyale

CERA

ceratobranchiale

CN I

olfactory nerve

CN II

optic nerve

CN III

oculomotor nerve

CN IV

trochlear nerve

CN V

trigeminal nerve

CN V1

ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve

CN V2

maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve

CN V3

mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve

CN VI

abducens nerve

CN X

vagus nerve

CN XI

accessory nerve

CN XII

hypoglossal nerve

crt.nuchalis

crista nuchalis

crt.polat.pal

crista posterolateral palatinus

crt.temp

crista temporalis

EPIBR

epibranchiale

for.car

foramen carotid

for.CN X

foramen for the vagus nerve

for.CNXII

foramen for the hypoglossal nerve

for.OccVei

foramen for the occipital vein

fos.temp

fossa temporalis

gHar

gland Harderian

gLac

gland Lacrimal

impr.temp

impressio temporalis

larynx

larynx

L2

ligament 2, ligamentum Occipitomandibule

L5

ligament 5, ligamentum Postorbital

L6

ligament 6, ligamentum Quadratomandibular

LDenBran

ligamentum Dentary-Branchiomandibularis

LOccAt

ligamentum Occipital-Atlantes

mAMEM

musculus Adductor Mandibulae Externus pars Medialis

mAMEMa

musculus Adductor Mandibulae Externus pars Medialis portion a

mAMEMb

musculus Adductor Mandibulae Externus pars Medialis portion b

mAMEP

musculus Adductor Mandibulae Externus pars Profundis

mAMES

musculus Adductor Mandibulae Externus pars Superficialis

mAMP

musculus Adductor Mandibulae Posterior

mBivCer

musculus Biventer Cervicis

mBran

musculus Branchiomandibularis

mCergl

musculus Ceratoglossus

mCerhy

musculus Ceratohyoidues

mCpx

musculus Complexus

mCrico

musculus Cricohyoideus

mDM

musculus Depressor Mandubulae

mFlexCol

musculus Flexor Colli

mGlenglAn

musculus Genioglossus Anterior

mHypOb

musculus Hypoglossus Obliquus

mHypRe

musculus Hypoglossus Rectus

mIntspin

musculus Interspinales

mLevPalDo

musculus Levator Palpebrae Dorsalis

mLevPalVe

musculus Levator Palpebrae Ventralis

mMylo

musculus Mylohyoid

mObDo

musculus Obliquus Dorsalis

MObVe

musculus Obliquus Ventralis

mPPQ

musculus Protractor Pterygoidei et Quadrati

mPstP

musculus Pseudotemporalis Profundus

mPstS

musculus Pseudotemporalis Superficialis

mPtDoAn

musculus Pterygoideus Dorsalis Anterior

mPtDoMe

musculus Pterygoideus Dorsalis Medialis

mPtDoPo

musculus Pterygoideus Dorsalis Posterior

mPtVe

musculus Pterygoideus Ventralis

mPyrLig

musculus Pyramidalis Membrane Nictitans Ligament

mPyrMemNic

musculus Pyramidalis Membrane Nictitans

mQuMemNic

musculus Quadratus Membrane Nictitans

mReCapVe

musculus Rectus Capitis Ventralis

mRecCapDo

musculus Rectus Capitis Dorsalis

mRecCapLa

musculus Rectus Capitis Lateralis

mRecDo

musculus Rectus Dorsalis

mRecLa

musculus Rectus Lateralis

mRecMe

musculus Rectus Medialis

mRecVe

musculus Rectus Ventralia

mSerp

musculus Serpihyoideus

mSpCaMe

musculus Splenius Capitis Medialis

mSpCapLa

musculus Splenius Capitis Lateralis

mStern

musculus Sternohyoides

mStyl

musculus Stylohyoideus

Nic

membrane nictitans

paraglossum

paraglossum

pr.porb

processus postorbitale

pr.zyg

processus zygomatica

QUAD

quadrate

sep.intorb

septum interorbitale

URO

urohyale