The LaryngoscopeVolume 98, Issue 8 p. 905a-905a Book Review Respiratory function of the upper airway, Ooman P. Mathew and Guiseppe Sant-Ambrogio (Eds.), 672 pp, hard cover, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1988, $125.00 (U.S. and Canada); $150.00 (all other countries) Donald F. Proctor MD, Donald F. Proctor MDSearch for more papers by this author Donald F. Proctor MD, Donald F. Proctor MDSearch for more papers by this author First published: August 1988 https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-198808000-00027AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume98, Issue8August 1988Pages 905a-905a RelatedInformation
The ICRP Task Group on Lung Dynamics 1966 model for deposition and clearance of particles did not consider the airways above the trachea to be at risk with respect to inhaled radioactive particles. Evidence from animal exposure studies and human epidemiological studies suggests that these airways should be included in an overall respiratory tract model. This paper is a review of existing data on deposition and clearance of particles in the nasal, oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal regions and includes a model for dosimetric calculations to tissues in the upper airways. Although it is intended primarily for radioactive aerosols, it can also be used to predict effects for other inhaled particles.
The upper airways provide access for ambient air to the lungs, and the nasal passages carry out physiologic functions both different from and supplemental to those of the lower conducting airways. They are the first target of and the first line of defense against airborne disease. For their protection, it is important to understand those environmental factors that may lead to their injury.
The LaryngoscopeVolume 97, Issue 6 p. 772-772 Book Review Toxicology of the Nasal Passages. C. S. Barrow (Ed.). Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology. 317 pp, $61.95 U.S. and Canada. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1986 Donald F. Proctor PhD, Donald F. Proctor PhD ReviewerSearch for more papers by this author Donald F. Proctor PhD, Donald F. Proctor PhD ReviewerSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1987 https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-198706000-00028AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume97, Issue6June 1987Pages 772-772 RelatedInformation
AbstractThe sections in this article are:Upper Respiratory Tract as a Conducting AirwayOronasal BreathingNasal CycleEffects of Nasal Breathing on Breathing MechanicsLarynxPatency and Obstruction of the Airways
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The nose usually serves to conduct air in and out of the lungs; but it also defends the body against airborne noxious materials and modifies the physical condition of inspired air prior to its arrival in the lungs. A major factor in these physiological functions is mucociliary clearance which depends on the secretion of airway secretions and ciliary activity. This function is impaired by certain air pollutants, but not by relative humidity or temperature of the ambient air.
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Deposition of particles in the tracheobronchial and pulmonary airways is computed as a function of particle size, correcting for deposition in the parallel nasal and oral airways with oronasal breathing. Thoracic deposition is lower at all sizes for oronasal breathing than for mouth breathing via tube, and is negligible for aerodynamic equivalent diameters of 10 μm or larger.