The function of the epiglottis in monkey and man

The function of the epiglottis in monkey and man

In stumptail monkeys from birth to adulthood, and in very young human infants, the epiglottis serves to guide the larynx upwardly behind the soft palate so it can lock into the nasopharynx and remain there during respiration. After early infancy in man the attainment of a larynx-nasopharynx connecti...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Yale journal of biology & medicine 1977-01, Vol.50 (1), p.43-48
Hauptverfasser: Laitman, J T, Crelin, E S, Conlogue, G J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Deglutition
Epiglottis - physiology
Haplorhini
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Larynx - diagnostic imaging
Macaca
Nasopharynx - physiology
Original Contributions
Radiography
Respiration
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Zusammenfassung:In stumptail monkeys from birth to adulthood, and in very young human infants, the epiglottis serves to guide the larynx upwardly behind the soft palate so it can lock into the nasopharynx and remain there during respiration. After early infancy in man the attainment of a larynx-nasopharynx connection is uniquely lost, causing the epiglottis to have no essential function.
ISSN:0044-0086
1551-4056