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Guttural Pouches - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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==Function==
==Function==
* The Guttural Pouch is a mechanism for cooling the cerebral blood supply
* The Guttural Pouch is a mechanism for cooling the cerebral blood supply after exercise, due to it's close connection with the Internal Carotid Artery.
==Species Differences==
==Species Differences==
*The Gutteral pouch is present only in members of the order Perissodactyla (nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros) and another small band of small mammels including Hyraxes, certain bats and a South American mouse
*The Gutteral pouch is present only in members of the order Perissodactyla (nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros) and another small band of small mammels including Hyraxes, certain bats and a South American mouse