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
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.