MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURE OF THE NASAL CAVITY AND LARYNX IN THE COMMON MOORHEN (Gallinula Chloropus) BIRDS | ||
| Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research | ||
| Article 16, Volume 19, Issue 1, June 2020, Pages 215-225 PDF (601.48 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.23975/bjvetr.2020.177396 | ||
| Author | ||
| Shaymaa Kadhim Jaifar* | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted to clarify the anatomical features of nasal cavity and larynx in Common Moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus)Birds. Five healthy birds were employed for anatomical study. The head of the birds were section sagittaly and transversely in a rostro-caudal succession, the nasal cavity was formed rostrally by the nostrils which were two holes, slit-like in shape located laterally at the upper part of the beak, the nasal cavity possess two conchae (rostal and middle),the rostral nasal conchae located opposite to the nostrils The larynx of birds showed as a triangular shaped - mound in the caudal part of the oropharyngeal cavity. It formed by the single (cricoids and procricoid) cartilages and paired arytenoid cartilages. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Moorhen bird; nasal cavity; larynx | ||
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