. The science and practice of medicine . commencement of act of swal-lowing. The cushion of the glottis (e, w)applies itself over a considerable portion ofthe closed glottis, and of the narrowed falseglottis. B. Condition of the interior of the larynxduring the production of most acute glottis is contracted in a linear form ;and on each side are the (inferior) vocal cords(i,v,c), distinguished by their whitish-yellowcolor. A little to the outer side is a narrowgroove, which indicates the ventricles of31orgagni. Farther outwards are the falseor superior vocal cords (s, v, c). C. Cons


. The science and practice of medicine . commencement of act of swal-lowing. The cushion of the glottis (e, w)applies itself over a considerable portion ofthe closed glottis, and of the narrowed falseglottis. B. Condition of the interior of the larynxduring the production of most acute glottis is contracted in a linear form ;and on each side are the (inferior) vocal cords(i,v,c), distinguished by their whitish-yellowcolor. A little to the outer side is a narrowgroove, which indicates the ventricles of31orgagni. Farther outwards are the falseor superior vocal cords (s, v, c). C. Constriction glottis, erroneouslycalled respiratory glottis^ the arytenoid pro-cesses converging, and causing the posteriorsection of the glottis to be almost triangular. D. Complete relaxation of all the parts,as when the glottis under ordinary circum-stances is open for breathing. E. Bifurcation of trachea and commence-ment of bronchial tubes, seen on widelyopening the glottis, as in deep inspiration,and straightening the 814 SPECIAL PATHOLOGY DISEASES OF THE MOUTH, ETC. of silver, and other agents, can thus be effected with perfect ac-curacy to a part. The reader is referred to the papers of Dr. MorellMackenzie in the Medical Times for April, 1842; to those of in the British Medical Journal for December 20, 1862;and to those of Dr. T. J. Walker in the same journal for February28, 1863, et seq., and to the separate monographs by these writers,for an account of the methods of using the instrument. Fig. 43. H \


Size: 943px × 2651px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookcentury180, booksubjectmedicalgeography, booksubjectmedicine