Parallel folds

Plicae parallelae

Definition

Chloé Paris

The parallel folds are formed by the mucous membrane at the ceiling of the nasal vestibule. They are two or three in number in domestic animals. 

References

Barone R, Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 3, Splanchnologie I, 4th edition, Vigot, 2017

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