phrynoderma is also known as?
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Medical Definition of phrynoderma : a rough dry skin eruption marked by keratosis and usually associated with vitamin A deficiency. — called also toad skin.
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The larynx, commonly called the voice box or glottis, is the passageway for air between the pharynx above and the trachea below. It extends from the fourth to the sixth vertebral levels. The larynx is often divided into three sections: sublarynx, larynx, and supralarynx.
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Vocal folds. The vocal folds, also known popularly as vocal cords, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the larynx. They vibrate, modulating the flow of air being expelled from the lungs during phonation.
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Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a condition in which the skin turns dark and thick and may feel velvety. It can appear on the neck, in folds of skin, and elsewhere on the body. It's most commonly found in the armpits, but sometimes in other creases like the groin.
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They're most commonly found on the chest, shoulders, and cheeks. Keratosis pilaris is a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of a protein called keratin. It causes small bumps around hair follicles on the body. Lipomas are collections of fatty tissue under the skin and are often painless.
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Laryngomalacia is a common condition that occurs when the tissue above the vocal cords is floppy and falls into the airway when a child breathes in, which causes noisy breathing (called stridor). For most infants, this condition is not serious and will resolve on its own.
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The pharynx is divided into three regions according to location: the nasopharynx, the oropharynx, and the laryngopharynx (hypopharynx).
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When acid repeatedly “refluxes” from the stomach into the esophagus alone, it is known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, if the stomach acid travels up the esophagus and spills into the throat or voice box (called the pharynx/larynx), it is known as laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR).
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['epithelium - the surface "skin" of the the larynx, which is continuous with the lining of the mouth, pharynx and with the trachea below the larynx.', 'lamina propria - three distinct layers, each with a different consistency.']
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Keratosis pilaris is a benign condition characterized by numerous small, rough, red, or tan bumps primarily around hair follicles on the upper arms, legs, buttocks, and sometimes cheeks. Keratosis pilaris creates a "goose bumps," "gooseflesh," or "chicken skin" appearance.
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The latter two are airways, whereas the oral pharynx is shared by both the respiratory and digestive tracts. On either side of the opening between the mouth cavity and the oral pharynx is a palatine tonsil, so called because of its proximity to the palate.
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['suture.', 'gomphosis.', 'sychondrosis.', 'synotosis.']
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Vocal cord disorders are any anatomical or functional issue that affects the vocal cords. The vocal cords (also called vocal folds) are two bands of smooth muscle tissue found in the larynx (voice box). The vocal cords vibrate and air passes through the cords from the lungs to produce the sound of your voice.
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['Hyaline - most common, found in the ribs, nose, larynx, trachea. Is a precursor of bone.', 'Fibro- is found in invertebral discs, joint capsules, ligaments.', 'Elastic - is found in the external ear, epiglottis and larynx.']
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The gag reflex, also known as the pharyngeal reflex or laryngeal spasm, is a contraction of the back of the throat triggered by an object touching the roof of your mouth, the back of your tongue, the area around your tonsils, or the back of your throat.
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Ichthyosis is a general term for a family of rare genetic skin diseases characterized by dry, thickened, scaling skin.
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The pharyngeal arches (branchial arch, Greek, branchial = gill) are a series of externally visible anterior tissue bands lying under the early brain that give rise to the structures of the head and neck. ... Both the endocrine organs thymus and parathyroid have developmental origins from the pharyngeal pouches.