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Diseases of the nasal cavity and sinuses (view source)
Revision as of 21:17, 29 November 2006
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===Sinuses===
===Sinuses===
*Size, arrangement and number vary with species
*Poorly developed in carnivores
**Poor communication of frontal sinus in cats with nasal cavity
***Predisposed to frontal sinus bacterial infections
**Maxillary sinus opening very large - 'maxillary recess'
***Maxillary sinus infections very uncommon in carnivores
**Highly developed in horses
**Slit-like, high openings in horses
**Predisposed to bacterial infections
**Cheek teeth embedded within the maxillary sinuses
**Maxillary sinusitis secondary to tooth root abscesses
===Guttural pouch===
===Guttural pouch===
**Horses
**Horses