This needle allows the surgeon greater control when placing the suture in tight spaces, such as the vomer area or posterior pharynx. |
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Furthermore, the vomer is widest near its middle and its edges are downturned to create a troughed ventral surface. |
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Anteriorly, the ventral surface of the vomer is narrow and ventrally convex. |
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The tapering anterior end of the vomer enters between the premaxillae, forming a loose contact that results in slit-like fontanelles on either side. |
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These paleognath birds are characterized by large, fenestrated maxillo-palatines that do not articulate with the vomer, and short palatines that do articulate with the vomer. |
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The teeth are small, pectinate or setiform in several series on the jaws and the vomer. |
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Two flat elements, presumably the ventral surface of the parasphenoid and a small portion of the vomer, are visible. |
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Osseous atresia may require choanal reconstruction or transpalatine resection of the thick vomer. |
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According to Professor Lisa DeStefano, this causes the vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passages to the mouth, to rock back and forth, loosening congestion. |
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