Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense

Poliacek I; Simera M; Calkovsky V; Jakus J

doi:10.1515/acm-2016-0001

Acta Medica Martiniana (Apr 2016)

Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense

Poliacek I,
Simera M,
Calkovsky V,
Jakus J

Affiliations

Poliacek I: Institute of Medical Biophysics, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin and University Hospital, Martin, Slovakia
Simera M: Institute of Medical Biophysics, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin and University Hospital, Martin, Slovakia
Calkovsky V: Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin and University Hospital, Martin, Slovakia
Jakus J: Institute of Medical Biophysics, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin and University Hospital, Martin, Slovakia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acm-2016-0001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 5 – 16

Abstract

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Upper airways (UA) are an organic component of the respiratory tract, they serve to respiration, respiratory tract protection and defense, phonation, deglutition, etc. The functions of UA are regulated by motor control of the oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal muscles.

Published in Acta Medica Martiniana

ISSN: 1335-8421 (Print); 1338-4139 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/ACM

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