Anatomical study of the larynxIn indigenous male Turkey (Meleagris gallopava)‎

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The study aim to explain the anatomical description of the larynx in the indigenous male turkey (Meleagris gallopava).

For making use as a basic information in the study of the respiratory physiology, histopathology, the respiratory diseases diagnosis, and surgery and anesthesia of turkey.

Five healthy birds (first year of age and weighing (4715 ± 43.3 gm)) employed in this study.

After well bleeding, the larynx detected, and then the shape, position, dimensions of each specimen and its components were recorded.

The larynx appeared as a heart-shaped mound in the caudal part of the oropharyngeal cavity.

It consisted of a single hyaline cricoid cartilage which consisted of body and left and right wings, double hyaline arytenoid cartilages which consisting of body and rostral and caudal processes, and single hyaline procricoid cartilage which consisted of body dorsally and tail ventrally.

Also there were superficial and deep intrinsic and rostral, caudolateral, and caudomedial extrinsic laryngeal skeletal muscles.