Passive Restriction of Blood Flow and Counter‐Current Heat Exchange Via Lingual Retia in the Tongue of a Neonatal Gray Whale <scp> E </scp> schrichtius robustus (<scp>C</scp>etacea, <scp>M</scp>ysticeti)
ABSTRACT Retia mirabilia play broad roles in cetacean physiology, including thermoregulation during feeding and pressure regulations during diving. Vascular bundles of lingual retia are described within the base of the tongue of a neonatal female gray whale ( Eschrichtius robustus ). Each rete consi...
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crwiley:10.1002/ar.23111 2024-03-17T08:57:01+00:00 Passive Restriction of Blood Flow and Counter‐Current Heat Exchange Via Lingual Retia in the Tongue of a Neonatal Gray Whale <scp> E </scp> schrichtius robustus (<scp>C</scp>etacea, <scp>M</scp>ysticeti) Ekdale, Eric G. Kienle, Sarah S. National Science Foundation 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.23111 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Far.23111 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/ar.23111/fullpdf en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor The Anatomical Record volume 298, issue 4, page 675-679 ISSN 1932-8486 1932-8494 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Histology Biotechnology Anatomy journal-article 2015 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.23111 2024-02-22T01:04:01Z ABSTRACT Retia mirabilia play broad roles in cetacean physiology, including thermoregulation during feeding and pressure regulations during diving. Vascular bundles of lingual retia are described within the base of the tongue of a neonatal female gray whale ( Eschrichtius robustus ). Each rete consists of a central artery surrounded by four to six smaller veins. The retia and constituent vessels decrease in diameter as they extend anteriorly within the hyoglossus muscle from a position anterior to the basihyal cartilage toward the apex of the tongue. The position of the retia embedded in the hyoglossus and the anterior constriction of the vessels differs from reports of similar vascular bundles that were previously identified in gray whales. The retia likely serve as a counter‐current heat exchange system to control body temperature during feeding. Cold blood flowing toward the body center within the periarterial veins would accept heat from warm blood in the central artery flowing toward the anterior end of the tongue. Although thermoregulatory systems have been identified within the mouths of a few mysticete species, the distribution of such vascular structures likely is more widespread among baleen whales than has previously been described. Anat Rec, 298:675–679, 2015. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Article in Journal/Newspaper baleen whales Wiley Online Library The Anatomical Record 298 4 675 679 |
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ABSTRACT Retia mirabilia play broad roles in cetacean physiology, including thermoregulation during feeding and pressure regulations during diving. Vascular bundles of lingual retia are described within the base of the tongue of a neonatal female gray whale ( Eschrichtius robustus ). Each rete consists of a central artery surrounded by four to six smaller veins. The retia and constituent vessels decrease in diameter as they extend anteriorly within the hyoglossus muscle from a position anterior to the basihyal cartilage toward the apex of the tongue. The position of the retia embedded in the hyoglossus and the anterior constriction of the vessels differs from reports of similar vascular bundles that were previously identified in gray whales. The retia likely serve as a counter‐current heat exchange system to control body temperature during feeding. Cold blood flowing toward the body center within the periarterial veins would accept heat from warm blood in the central artery flowing toward the anterior end of the tongue. Although thermoregulatory systems have been identified within the mouths of a few mysticete species, the distribution of such vascular structures likely is more widespread among baleen whales than has previously been described. Anat Rec, 298:675–679, 2015. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Passive Restriction of Blood Flow and Counter‐Current Heat Exchange Via Lingual Retia in the Tongue of a Neonatal Gray Whale <scp> E </scp> schrichtius robustus (<scp>C</scp>etacea, <scp>M</scp>ysticeti) |
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Passive Restriction of Blood Flow and Counter‐Current Heat Exchange Via Lingual Retia in the Tongue of a Neonatal Gray Whale <scp> E </scp> schrichtius robustus (<scp>C</scp>etacea, <scp>M</scp>ysticeti) |
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Passive Restriction of Blood Flow and Counter‐Current Heat Exchange Via Lingual Retia in the Tongue of a Neonatal Gray Whale <scp> E </scp> schrichtius robustus (<scp>C</scp>etacea, <scp>M</scp>ysticeti) |
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Passive Restriction of Blood Flow and Counter‐Current Heat Exchange Via Lingual Retia in the Tongue of a Neonatal Gray Whale <scp> E </scp> schrichtius robustus (<scp>C</scp>etacea, <scp>M</scp>ysticeti) |
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Passive Restriction of Blood Flow and Counter‐Current Heat Exchange Via Lingual Retia in the Tongue of a Neonatal Gray Whale <scp> E </scp> schrichtius robustus (<scp>C</scp>etacea, <scp>M</scp>ysticeti) |
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passive restriction of blood flow and counter‐current heat exchange via lingual retia in the tongue of a neonatal gray whale <scp> e </scp> schrichtius robustus (<scp>c</scp>etacea, <scp>m</scp>ysticeti) |
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