Diseases of the nose and throat; a text-book for students and practitioners . 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 flexibihty andcontrol render vocaHzing easier or more difficult (see Physi-ology of the Epiglottis, by the author, Trans. Amer. Inst,Homceop., 1890). According to Michelson, this c
Diseases of the nose and throat; a text-book for students and practitioners . 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 flexibihty andcontrol render vocaHzing easier or more difficult (see Physi-ology of the Epiglottis, by the author, Trans. Amer. Inst,Homceop., 1890). According to Michelson, this cartilage has ataste-function on its posterior flice. For a long time it has beenknown that taste-bulbs were so situated, but it has been butrecently proved experimentally. Tlie thyroid (shield-shaped) cartilage is the largest in thelaryngeal frame-work. It is composed of two lateral plates^which are luiited, at an acute angle, by an intermediate pieceof hbro-cartilage, forming the promontory known as Adamsapple (pomum Adami). At the anterior upper edge of the Ilj-oid bone.
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