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| [[Image:Lizard_tympanum.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Lizard tympanum (clear scale at the center)''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]] | | [[Image:Lizard_tympanum.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Lizard tympanum (clear scale at the center)''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]] |
| [[Image:Lizard_skull_mandible.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Note the parietal eye on the dorsum of the head''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]] | | [[Image:Lizard_skull_mandible.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Note the parietal eye on the dorsum of the head''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]] |
− | [[Image:Lizard_tongue.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''Iguana tongue - reddened split at the end of the tongue; it is also forced to the left due to an oral granuloma''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]] | + | [[Image:Lizard_tongue.jpg|150px|thumb|right|'''The iguana tongue has a reddened split at the end of the tongue (here it is also forced to the left due to an oral granuloma)''' (Copyright © RVC and its licensors, Sean Bobbit, Sue Evans, Andrew Devare and Claire Moore. All rights reserved)]] |
| ===Rostrum=== | | ===Rostrum=== |
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| ===Oral cavity=== | | ===Oral cavity=== |
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− | Assess the internal extent of rostral abrasions, assess mucous membrane colour and condition (cyanosis? pallor? – normally clear and no petecchiation or oedema). Check for excess salivation and stomatitis. | + | * Assess the internal extent of rostral abrasions, assess mucous membrane colour and condition (cyanosis? pallor? – normally clear and no petecchiation or oedema). |
| + | * Check for excess salivation and stomatitis. |
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| ====Tongue==== | | ====Tongue==== |
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− | Large fleshy; reddened, split tip in iguanas.
| + | * Should be large and fleshy. |
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− | Note that there is a reddened split at the end of the tongue in this iguana
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− | The tongue is forced to the left due to an oral granuloma
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| ====Glottis==== | | ====Glottis==== |
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− | Push craniodorsally on the submandibular area to force the glottis up into better view; check for discharges and foreign body; observe during respiration to differentiate between discharges originating from respiratory or GIT. | + | * Push craniodorsally on the submandibular area to force the glottis up into better view. |
| + | * Check for discharges and foreign body. |
| + | * Observe during respiration to differentiate between discharges originating from respiratory or GIT. |
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| ====Pharynx==== | | ====Pharynx==== |
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− | Examine using a bright light source. | + | * Examine using a bright light source. |
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| ==Temporomandibular joint== | | ==Temporomandibular joint== |