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[[Image:Avianheadsaggitalsection.jpg|right|thumb|350px|©Nottingham 2008 ''Saggital Section of an Avian skull showing the conchae.]]
 
[[Image:Avianheadsaggitalsection.jpg|right|thumb|350px|©Nottingham 2008 ''Saggital Section of an Avian skull showing the conchae.]]
 
*There are Rostral, Middle and Caudal Conchae arising from the lateral wall, filling part of the nasal cavity.
 
*There are Rostral, Middle and Caudal Conchae arising from the lateral wall, filling part of the nasal cavity.
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**Rostral Conchae - lined with Stratified Squamous Epithelium
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**Middle Conchae - lined with [[Respiratory Epithelium - Anatomy & Physiology|Respiratory Epithelium]].
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*Birds lack a soft palate.
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==Function==
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Birds vocalise using a [[Syrinx - Anatomy & Physiology|syrinx]].
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==Lymphatics==
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==Histology==
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==Species Differences==
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==Links==
 
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