The pharynx after laryngectomy. Changes in its structure and function.
1963
J A KIRCHNER, and
J H SCATLIFF, and
F L DEY, and
D P SHEDD
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007825
Laryngectomy
Total or partial excision of the larynx.
Laryngectomies
D010614
Pharynx
A funnel-shaped fibromuscular tube that conducts food to the ESOPHAGUS, and air to the LARYNX and LUNGS. It is located posterior to the NASAL CAVITY; ORAL CAVITY; and LARYNX, and extends from the SKULL BASE to the inferior border of the CRICOID CARTILAGE anteriorly and to the inferior border of the C6 vertebra posteriorly. It is divided into the NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; and HYPOPHARYNX (laryngopharynx).
Throat,Pharynxs,Throats
D004947
Esophagus
The muscular membranous segment between the PHARYNX and the STOMACH in the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013060
Speech
Communication through a system of conventional vocal symbols.
Public Speaking,Speaking, Public
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