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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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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Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense |
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Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense |
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Upper Airway Control in Airway Defense |
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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. |
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upper airway airways defense central control cough swallow |
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