Diseases of the nose and throat; a text-book for students and practitioners . epiglottis, thyroid, cricoid, two arytenoid, two Santo-rinian, two Wrisbergian, and occasional sesamoid cartilages;the thyroid, cricoid, and two arytenoids are true (hyaline) carti-lages ; the rest are fibro-cartilages. Tlie former are liable toossify in the adult, or as the result of disease, but the fibro-cartilages are not so affected. 21 (321) 322 DISEASES OF THE NOSE AND THROAT. The ejnglottis (Fig. 86) is the thin, leaf-like valve whichcovers the larynx during deglutition, although some observersnow claim that
Diseases of the nose and throat; a text-book for students and practitioners . epiglottis, thyroid, cricoid, two arytenoid, two Santo-rinian, two Wrisbergian, and occasional sesamoid cartilages;the thyroid, cricoid, and two arytenoids are true (hyaline) carti-lages ; the rest are fibro-cartilages. Tlie former are liable toossify in the adult, or as the result of disease, but the fibro-cartilages are not so affected. 21 (321) 322 DISEASES OF THE NOSE AND THROAT. The ejnglottis (Fig. 86) is the thin, leaf-like valve whichcovers the larynx during deglutition, although some observersnow claim that it remains upright during this act. The stemof the leaf is directed downward and is attached to the thy-roid cartilage, at its lower receding angle, by means of thethyro-epiglottic ligament. It is covered by mucous membrane,which is very pale on its posterior (laryngeal) surface,—the seatof the openings of numerous glands. Its leaf portion standsnearly upright in the majority of adults, though in others it isso dependent as to prevent a clear view of the interior of the.
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