title: The extrathoracic airways.
abstract: Evidence is presented in support of the view that the extrathoracic airways are more than an anatomical pathway, and that they play an important and dynamic role in respiratory upper and lower respiratory tracts are cited. The importance of rhinomanometry to functional nasal surgery is recognized and it is advocated that tests of extrathoracic airway function be further developed and standardized and that they be taken into consideration together with pulmonary tests function. Examples of pathophysiological relationships between the in the assessment of respiratory function.
mesh_terms: D000403:Airway Resistance; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009666:Nose / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000294:innervation