Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense

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.

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Main Authors: Poliacek I, Simera M, Calkovsky V, Jakus J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Martiniana
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/acm-2016-0001
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spelling doaj-8a47df4c087a477ba1ead9fcadfcfa2c2021-09-06T19:39:37ZengSciendoActa Medica Martiniana 1335-84212016-04-0116151610.1515/acm-2016-0001acm-2016-0001Upper Airway Control in Airway DefensePoliacek I0Simera M1Calkovsky V2Jakus J3Institute of Medical Biophysics, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin and University Hospital, Martin, SlovakiaInstitute of Medical Biophysics, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin and University Hospital, Martin, SlovakiaClinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin and University Hospital, Martin, SlovakiaInstitute of Medical Biophysics, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin and University Hospital, Martin, SlovakiaUpper 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.https://doi.org/10.1515/acm-2016-0001upper airwayairways defensecentral controlcoughswallow
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Simera M
Calkovsky V
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Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense
Acta Medica Martiniana
upper airway
airways defense
central control
cough
swallow
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Simera M
Calkovsky V
Jakus J
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title Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense
title_short Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense
title_full Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense
title_fullStr Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense
title_full_unstemmed Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense
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publisher Sciendo
series Acta Medica Martiniana
issn 1335-8421
publishDate 2016-04-01
description 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.
topic upper airway
airways defense
central control
cough
swallow
url https://doi.org/10.1515/acm-2016-0001
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