Clinical gross anatomy of the head

In the pig the head and neck is large. The pig’s head is dominated by its large snout (rostrum) which it uses as an rooting tool. In combination with the muscles of the neck the snout becomes a major exploratory tool. Pigs are extremely destructive and will kill and clear forests and homes when allowed.
The head from the front	Detail of the nose
The major landmarks of the skull
The skeletal head lateral	Detail of the teeth in the skull
The skull, ventral view	The lower jaw, dorsal view
The pig’s (Sus scrofa) has a full complement of mammalian teeth with a dental formulae of ( i 3/3, c 1/1, pm 4/4, m 3/3) x 2 – 44 The canines in males the inferior surface is narrower than the posterior surface. The female canines are small versions of the male. The deciduous formulae is xxxxxxxx Teeth eruption times (which may be helpful in ageing pet pigs) is xxxxxx Many of the other species of Sus have lost teeth from this full mammalian complement, for example the Wart Hog –P. africanus has a dental formulae of: (i1/3, c1/1, pm 3/2, m 3/3) x 2 = 34
The hard and soft palate	Detail of the teeth and gums
The soft tissues of the mouth and nasopharynx
The tongue, dorsal view	The tongue, ventral view
The tongue and larynx	The palatine tonsils

Internal anatomy of the nasal chambers
Longitudinal section of the nasal cavity	Cross section of the nasal cavity
The brain and cranial vault
The brain, dorsal view	Longitudinal section of the cranial vault