Guttural pouch
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guttural-pouch-231-3274149
title:
Guttural pouch
text:
Guttural pouches are large, auditory-tube diverticula that contain between 300 and 600 ml of air. They are present in odd-toed mammals, some bats, hyraxes, and the American forest mouse. They are paired bilaterally just below the ears, behind the skull and connect to the nasopharynx. Due to the general inaccessibility of the pouches in horses, they can be an area of infection by fungi and bacteria, and these infections can be extremely severe and hard to treat. The condition guttural pouch tympa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guttural_pouch
date created:
2010-11-03T09:44:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T20:58:24Z
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