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
| 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 |