PHYSIOLOGY OF THE NOSE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE PLASTIC SURGEON

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Nasal physiology is a waif only recently adopted by the rhinologist. Fortunately, as often happens in such cases, the new parent seems to be making up to his new charge for the years of neglect by dressing him in new clothes and allowing him to sit at table with the family. In dealing with the physiology of the nose as it affects the work of the plastic surgeon, I shall sketch briefly the several functions which the nose is called on to perform and afterward relate them individually to two separate fields, namely, the manipulation of the external nose and the reconstruction of the sinuses and the nasal chambers following war and industrial wounds. The functions of the nose are several: First, it is an airway to the lower respiratory tract. Second, it is the seat of the sense of smell. Third, it protects the lung by preparing the inspired

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