Diseases of the nose and throat; a text-book for students and practitioners . (Anterior view.) (Posterior view.) Figs. 85 and 86.—Laryngeal Frame-work. (From photographs.) larynx ; in childhood it is usually almost horizontal. Its upper(free) margin is very inconstant in shape, and varies from itsusual double curve to an acute angle. Anteriorly, it is con-nected with the tongue by three folds (glosso-epiglottic) ofmucous membrane inclosing ligamentous bands. The aryteno-epiglottidean (ary-epiglottic) folds attach it to the arytenoidcartilages, while it is attached to the hyoid bone by the hyo-
Diseases of the nose and throat; a text-book for students and practitioners . (Anterior view.) (Posterior view.) Figs. 85 and 86.—Laryngeal Frame-work. (From photographs.) larynx ; in childhood it is usually almost horizontal. Its upper(free) margin is very inconstant in shape, and varies from itsusual double curve to an acute angle. Anteriorly, it is con-nected with the tongue by three folds (glosso-epiglottic) ofmucous membrane inclosing ligamentous bands. The aryteno-epiglottidean (ary-epiglottic) folds attach it to the arytenoidcartilages, while it is attached to the hyoid bone by the hyo-epiglottic ligament. In descending, the tip passes backward,sweeping the posterior wall of the pharynx. Besides its aid todeglutition, it has an influence upon the quality of the voice, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE LARYNX. 323 giving to it much of that character (timbre) which serves todistinguish one voice from another; besides, its flexibility andcontrol render vocalizing easier or more difficult (see Physi-ology of the Epiglottis, by the author, Trans. Amer.
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