The Phylogenetic Significance of Anthropoid Paranasal Sinuses

Rossie, James B.

doi:10.1002/ar.20781

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“…Few authors have studied or discussed prenatal ontogeny of the nasal fossa since then (but see Lozanoff et al, 1993;Rowe et al, 2005;Rossie, 2003Rossie, , 2006. Results of the present study illustrate that the ethmoturbinal complex of Microcebus develops from a cartilaginous template similar to mammals of diverse other taxa.…”

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Nasal Fossa of Mouse and Dwarf Lemurs (Primates, Cheirogaleidae)

Smith

Rossie

2008

The Anatomical Record

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Dimensions of the external midface in mammals are sometimes related to olfactory abilities (e.g., ''olfactory snouts'' of strepsirrhine primates). This association hinges on the largely unexplored relationship between the protruding midface and internal topography of the nasal fossae. Herein, serially sectioned heads of embryonic to adult cheirogaleid primates (mouse and dwarf lemurs) and a comparative sample were studied. To assess the anteroposterior distribution of olfactory epithelium (OE) within the nasal fossa, the surface area of OE and non-OE was measured in two mouse lemurs (one adult, one infant). Prenatally, ethmoturbinal projections appear in an anteroposterior sequence. Fetal mouse lemurs, tenrecs, voles, and flying lemurs have four ethmoturbinals that project toward the nasal septum. Major distinctions among these mammals include the number of turbinals in recesses and the extent of the olfactory recess. Surface area measurements in the adult mouse lemur reveal that 31% of the entire nasal fossa is lined with OE. The majority is sequestered in a posterior recess (70% OE). Anterior to this space, only 28% of the nasal fossa is lined with OE. Ethmoturbinal I is lined with relatively less OE (35%) compared with more posterior ethmoturbinals (46-57%). Age comparisons support the idea that OE increases less than non-OE between ages. Regionally, results suggest that most growth in surface area occurs in turbinals. But in all ethmoturbinals, surface area of non-OE differs between ages more than that of OE. This study shows that the anterior part of the nasal fossa is mostly nonolfactory in Microcebus murinus. Anat Rec,

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“…We have argued elsewhere in support of a system that we believe most accurately reflects the homology of nasal structures (Rossie, 2003(Rossie, , 2006Smith and Rossie, 2006). Subsequent to the formation of a nasal sac in the embryo, the walls of the nasal fossae first condense as mesenchyme, and then chondrify (Moore, 1981).…”

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Nasal Fossa of Mouse and Dwarf Lemurs (Primates, Cheirogaleidae)

Smith

Rossie

2008

The Anatomical Record

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“…The maxillary sinus (MS) is one of the paranasal sinuses, which communicates with the middle meatus of the nasal cavity via a narrow opening called the ostium and pneumatizes the maxilla (Rae and Koppe, 2004;Rossie, 2008). This bony sinus is lined with a respiratory mucosa that extends from the nasal cavity through the ostium (Rae and Koppe, 2004;Rossie, 2008).…”

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“…This bony sinus is lined with a respiratory mucosa that extends from the nasal cavity through the ostium (Rae and Koppe, 2004;Rossie, 2008). MS pneumatization is always found in macaques and sometimes in baboons and gelada (Papio and Theropithecus), whereas it is absent in other extant Old World monkeys (Koppe and Ohkawa, 1999;.…”

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Minor contributions of the maxillary sinus to the air-conditioning performance in macaque monkeys

Mori

Hanida

Kumahata

et al. 2015

Journal of Experimental Biology

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The nasal passages mainly adjust the temperature and humidity of inhaled air to reach the alveolar condition required in the lungs. By contrast to most other non-human primates, macaque monkeys are distributed widely among tropical, temperate and subarctic regions, and thus some species need to condition the inhaled air in cool and dry ambient atmospheric areas. The internal nasal anatomy is believed to have undergone adaptive modifications to improve the airconditioning performance. Furthermore, the maxillary sinus (MS), an accessory hollow communicating with the nasal cavity, is found in macaques, whereas it is absent in most other extant Old World monkeys, including savanna monkeys. In this study, we used computational fluid dynamics simulations to simulate the airflow and heat and water exchange over the mucosal surface in the nasal passage. Using the topology models of the nasal cavity with and without the MS, we demonstrated that the MS makes little contribution to the airflow pattern and the air-conditioning performance within the nasal cavity in macaques. Instead, the inhaled air is conditioned well in the anterior portion of the nasal cavity before reaching the MS in both macaques and savanna monkeys. These findings suggest that the evolutionary modifications and coetaneous variations in the nasal anatomy are rather independent of transitions and variations in the climate and atmospheric environment found in the habitats of macaques.

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“…These findings suggest that the genetic basis for the formation of the maxillary sinus has been secured since the ancestral loss of this feature in phenotype in cercopithecoids; it is usually silent in these two and other genera of Papionina. Although its biological advantages are still argued (Rae and Koppe, 2004;Rossie, 2008;Smith et al, 2010), the maxillary sinus is believed to develop opportunistically from the middle meatus if there are few structural disturbances as the pneumatization begins and progresses (Zollikofer and Weissmann, 2008;Smith et al, 2010). Whereas such disturbances occurring during the perinatal period are yet to be reported, the heterogeneity discovered here could reflect an anatomical variation that has been retained to release such disturbances in the two genera.…”

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