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The Guttural Pouch is present only in members of the order Perissodactyla (nonruminant ungulates: horses, tapirs, rhinoceros) and another small band of small mammals including Hyraxes, certain bats and a South American mouse.  
 
The Guttural Pouch is present only in members of the order Perissodactyla (nonruminant ungulates: horses, tapirs, rhinoceros) and another small band of small mammals including Hyraxes, certain bats and a South American mouse.  
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The guttural pouches are paired ventral diverticulae of the eustachian (auditory) tubes, formed by escape of mucosal lining of the tube through a relatively long ventral slit in the supporting cartilages. The auditory tube connect the [[Nasal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal cavity]] and [[Ear - Anatomy & Physiology#Middle Ear|middle ear]] and the diverticulum dilates to form pouches which can have a capacity of 300-500ml in the domestic horse. The pouches are normally aair filled.
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The guttural pouches are paired ventral diverticulae of the eustachian (auditory) tubes, formed by escape of mucosal lining of the tube through a relatively long ventral slit in the supporting cartilages. The auditory tube connect the [[Nasal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal cavity]] and [[Ear - Anatomy & Physiology#Middle Ear|middle ear]] and the diverticulum dilates to form pouches which can have a capacity of 300-500ml in the domestic horse. The pouches are normally air filled.
    
==Structure==
 
==Structure==