Infantile airway closure is mediated through the Laryngeal Adductor Reflex (LAR). This reflex is the result of a complex sequence of neurologic events. It results in glottic closure with or without a ...
Note the development of a linear response. (Source: Ikari T, Sasaki C. Glottic closure reflex: control mechanisms Ann Otol Rhino Laryngol 1980;89(3): 220-224, with permission from Annals Publishing Co ...
In a first-of-its-kind study, Mount Sinai researchers have used sensory mapping to discover that the posterior part of the larynx (closest to the swallowing tract) is the main area of the voice box to ...