Laryngeal and soft palate valving in the harbour seal (

Airway Larynx Marine mammal Palate Seal Swallowing

Journal

The Journal of experimental biology
ISSN: 1477-9145
Titre abrégé: J Exp Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0243705

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
18 10 2020
Historique:
received: 28 05 2020
accepted: 27 08 2020
pubmed: 9 9 2020
medline: 22 6 2021
entrez: 8 9 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Effective 'valving' in the upper aerodigestive tract (UAT) is essential to temporarily separate the digestive and respiratory pathways. Marine mammals are largely dedicated to feeding underwater, and in many cases swallowing prey whole. In seals, little work has been done to explore the anatomy and function of the UAT in the context of valving mechanisms that function to separate food and air pathways. Here we use videofluoroscopy, gross dissection, histology and computed tomography (CT) renderings to explore the anatomy of the larynx and soft palate in the harbour seal (

Identifiants

pubmed: 32895326
pii: jeb.230201
doi: 10.1242/jeb.230201
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

© 2020. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing or financial interests.

Auteurs

Arlo Adams (A)

Life Sciences Institute and Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z3 arlocadams@gmail.com.

Wayne Vogl (W)

Life Sciences Institute and Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z3.

Camilla Dawson (C)

School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z3.
University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.

Stephen Raverty (S)

Animal Health Center, Abbotsford, BC, Canada V3G 2M3.

Martin Haulena (M)

Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6G 3E2.

Stacey A Skoretz (SA)

School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z3.
Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2B7.
Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6Z 1Y6.

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