A tongue blade can be used to touch one side of the posterior pharynx, then the other, and symmetry of the gag reflex is observed; bilateral absence of the gag reflex is common among healthy people and may not be significant. In an unresponsive, intubated patient, suctioning ...
More invasive treatments include stimulation of the pharynx using a tube through the nose or mouth, a digital rectal massage that may stimulate the nerve controlling the glottis, emptying the stomach through a tube in the nose, and surgery to block the nerves to the diaphragm. Check out the ...
Inside the oral cavity,we need to distinguish the tongue and various parts of the palate,while inside the throat,we have to distinguish the upper part,called pharynx,from the lower part,known as larynx.The larynx opens into a muscular tube,the pharynx,part of which can be seen in a mirror...