In this article we will discuss about the classification and therapy of anoxia. Anoxia is a condition characterised by inadequate or decreased supply of oxygen to the lungs because of extrinsic reasons. The term 'hypoxia' is more appropriate and is used synonymously with anoxia. Classification of Anoxia: 1. Anoxic Type of Anoxia or Arterial Hypoxia: This type is characterised by [...]
In this article we will discuss about the causes and effects of hyperpnoea mostly seen in human bodies. The term hyperpnoea means increased breathing. Any rise in the quantity of air breathed per minute is called hyperpnoea. Causes of Hyperpnoea: i. Voluntary ii. Impulses from the cerebral cortex to the respiratory centres, e.g., emotion. iii. Impulses from the hypothalamus. iv. [...]
Two separate processes are involved in vocalisation: 1. Phonation 2. Atriculation. Process # 1. Phonation: The whole process is dominated and co-ordinated by speech centre in the cerebral cortex, damage to which will lead to permanent aphasia. Phonation is due to vibration of vocal cords which are folds stretched along the lateral wall of the larynx between thyroid and arytenoid [...]