The secondary palate opened up more time for chowing down because they could breathe while you did it.
第二上颚使我们有更多的时间咀嚼,因为你咀嚼的时候不会耽误呼吸。
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Furthermore, they developed a " secondary palate" which redirected their nasal passage, allowing them to chew and breathe at the same time.
此外,他们发展出一种“次级上颚” ,可以改变他们的鼻腔通道,让他们可以同时咀嚼和呼吸。
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Along with this secondary palate, some late therapsids developed features known as nasal turbinates, which are specialized structures in the nose that help animals take in oxygen more effectively.
The secondary palate is an anatomical structure that divides the nasal cavity from the oral cavity in many vertebrates.
In human embryology, it refers to that portion of the hard palate that is formed by the growth of the two palatine shelves medially and their mutual fusion in the midline. It forms the majority of the adult palate and meets the primary palate at the incisive foramen.