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By V. E. NEGUS, M.S., London. Price, $16.50. St. Louis: C. V. Mosby Company, 1929.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1930;11(4):530.

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This is a monograph of 258 pages profusely illustrated from drawings for the most part original. Some idea of the comprehensive manner in which the study is carried out can be gained from the headings for the several chapters: Evolution of the Larynx; Modifications for Olfaction; Modifications for Respiration; Modifications for Specialized Mechanisms of Respiration; Function of Movements at the Glottis During Respiration; Modifications for Deglutition; Modifications for Regulation of Intrathoracic Pressure; Mechanism to Prevent Exit of Air from the Lungs; Purposive Use of Sound in Relation to the Sense of Hearing; Employment of Sound as a Means of Communication; Mechanism of Phonation; Physiologic Anatomy of the Human Larynx; Observations on the Evolution of Man from the Evidence of the Larynx.

The volume shows an exhaustive study of the larynx from various angles. The author provides a comprehensive index which enables the student to turn to a discussion of any . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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