glottis

How To Use glottis In A Sentence

• The closed shutter maneuver was performed with the subject's glottis open and the cheeks held firmly with his hands.
• To speak Carrier you have to get in touch with your glottis.
• In bulbar patients, a nonfunctioning glottis can cause an uncomfortable choking sensation, making mouth pressure measurements difficult.
• Some afferent fibres from the epiglottis, palate and pharynx also reach the brainstem via the vagus nerve.
• After induction with general anesthesia, the glottis was directly visualized via suspension laryngoscopy and ventilation maintained by jet ventilation through the laryngoscope.
• The patient's symptoms and a cherry-red swollen epiglottis, which was seen during intubation and a neck CT (which was done later) confirmed the diagnosis of acute epiglottitis .
• It is particularly important to understand the relationship of the following structures: the epiglottis, arytenoid cartilage, aryepiglottic folds, and cricoid cartilage.
• The Valsava response occurs when air is forced against a closed glottis (the narrowest part of the larynx, through which air passes into and out of the trachea).
• The extrinsic muscles of the larynx control the degree of tension on the vocal cords, and the intrinsic muscles regulate the glottis.
• The epiglottis is a flap of muscular tissue that closes off the entry to your voice box when you swallow.