[dabrat76]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

Yes it is very normal...that area is the larynx. Humans, dogs, cats, etc. all have a very similar larynx. The larynx is up closer to the head though than the chest. Here's a website that shows the parts of the larynx: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/wnor/lesson11.htm

Drawing of the larynx: http://www.gbmc.org/voice/images/blu...37;20front.jpg

Pictures of an actual larynx dissected out of some animal: http://webanatomy.net/histology/resp...ynx_images.jpg

The thyroid glands lie on each side of the larynx

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'd been doing my own search for something just like that and couldn't find anything!

Tara