accessory nasal sac

Accessory nasal sacs are found in a variety of teleosts (Webb, 1993) and likely assist in ventilating the olfactory epithelium by transmitting pressure fluctuations associated with gill irrigation from theoral cavity to the nasal (or sensory) sac (Jakubowski,1975; Webb, 1993; Belanger et al., 2003). [def from Eastman, J. T. and Lannoo, M. J. (2004)].

Tipo Organ
Estructura principal organ

Preguntas frecuentes

What is the accessory nasal sac?
Accessory nasal sacs are found in a variety of teleosts (Webb, 1993) and likely assist in ventilating the olfactory epithelium by transmitting pressure fluctuations associated with gill irrigation from theoral cavity to the nasal (or sensory) sac (Jakubowski,1975; Webb, 1993; Belanger et al., 2003).

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.