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Palate and larynx. (A) Normal palate and laryngeal anatomy in a mesaticephalic dog (Briard); (B) and (C) Abnormal palate anatomy (bulldog) preoperatively (B), where white dashed line indicates excess soft palate obscuring larynx, and the same dog corrected postoperatively (C). All images taken with dog in sternal recumbency. HP, hard palate; To, tonsil; L, laryngoscope; ET, endotracheal tube; black asterisk, tip of epiglottis; white asterisk, rima glottidis.
