Day 41
So…timer on…
I am currently listening to the playlist that I made for my father’s funeral. “Desperado” started as I began to write. There’s something so like my Dad in this song. It’s sentimental, it’s nostalgic, and, yet, strong… I miss him…. I don’t listen to this playlist very often because I don't think I can… Yesterday I thought (maybe) that I was slowly stitching myself back together, so…I decided to test this theory…with this playlist… I don’t think I’m stitched quite, yet…I think I just pulled the stitches out… Well, my dad and I are really not known for listening to our doctors…
Anyway, I should probably move on to more neutral territory, i.e. the definitions I need to get to…
From last night: larynx, pharynx, peristalsis, vagus nerve, the root of the autonomic nervous system…
Larynx: (from Medicine.Net): a tube-shaped organ in the neck that contains the vocal cords. The larynx is about 2 in. long. It is part of the respiratory system and is located between the pharynx and the trachea. Humans use the larynx to breathe, talk, and swallow. Its outer wall of cartilage forms the area of the front of the neck referred to as the Adam’s apple. The vocal cords, two bands of muscle, form a V inside the larynx. Each time a person inhales, air goes into the nose or mouth, then through the larynx, down the trachea, and into the lungs. When a person exhales, the air goes the other way. The vocal cords are relaxed during breathing, and air moves through the space between them without making any sound. The vocal cords tighten up and move closer together for speech. Air from the lungs is forced between them and makes them vibrate, producing the sound of a voice. The openings of the esophagus and the larynx are very close together in the throat. When a person swallows, a flap called the epiglottis moves down over the larynx to keep food out of the windpipe. Also known as a voice box.”
Well, that’s a lot of information about a place that feels really really vulnerable all the time…no wonder…it has a lot of work to do, daily, let alone being the place where speaking/singing originates…
Parynx: (From Britannica.com): “Greek for throat. cone-shaped passageway leading from the oral and nasal cavities in the head to the esophagus and larynx. The pharynx chamber serves both respiratory and digestive functions. Thick fibres of muscle and connective tissue attach the pharynx to the base of the skull and surrounding structures. Both circular and longitudinal muscles occur in the walls of this organ; the circular muscles form constrictions that help push food to the esophagus and prevent air from being swallowed, while the longitudinal fibres lift the walls of the pharynx during swallowing. The pharynx consists of three main divisions. The anterior portion is the nasal pharynx, the back section of the nasal cavity. The nasal pharynx connects to the second region, the oral pharynx, by means of a passage called an isthmus. The oral pharynx begins at the back of the mouth cavity and continues down the throat to the epiglottis, a flap of tissue that covers the air passage to the lungs and that channels food to the esophagus. Triangular-shaped recesses in the walls of this region house the palatine tonsils, two masses of lymphatic tissue prone to infection. The isthmus connecting the oral and nasal regions is extremely beneficial in humans. It allows them to breathe through either the nose or the mouth and, when medically necessary, allows food to be passed to the esophagus by nasal tubes. The third region is the laryngeal pharynx, which begins at the epiglottis and leads down to the esophagus. Its function is to regulate the passage of air to the lungs and food to the esophagus. Two small tubes (Eustachian tubes) connect the middle ears to the pharynx and allow air pressure on the eardrum to be equalized. Head colds sometimes inflame these tubes, causing earaches and hearing difficulties. Other medical afflictions associated with the pharynx include tonsillitis, cancer, and various types of throat paralyses caused by polio, diphtheria, rabies or nervous system injuries.”
That’s a lot of information, as well…I’m going to have to process that to see how it applies to my series…that’s all for tonight…
So…timer on…
I am currently listening to the playlist that I made for my father’s funeral. “Desperado” started as I began to write. There’s something so like my Dad in this song. It’s sentimental, it’s nostalgic, and, yet, strong… I miss him…. I don’t listen to this playlist very often because I don't think I can… Yesterday I thought (maybe) that I was slowly stitching myself back together, so…I decided to test this theory…with this playlist… I don’t think I’m stitched quite, yet…I think I just pulled the stitches out… Well, my dad and I are really not known for listening to our doctors…
Anyway, I should probably move on to more neutral territory, i.e. the definitions I need to get to…
From last night: larynx, pharynx, peristalsis, vagus nerve, the root of the autonomic nervous system…
Larynx: (from Medicine.Net): a tube-shaped organ in the neck that contains the vocal cords. The larynx is about 2 in. long. It is part of the respiratory system and is located between the pharynx and the trachea. Humans use the larynx to breathe, talk, and swallow. Its outer wall of cartilage forms the area of the front of the neck referred to as the Adam’s apple. The vocal cords, two bands of muscle, form a V inside the larynx. Each time a person inhales, air goes into the nose or mouth, then through the larynx, down the trachea, and into the lungs. When a person exhales, the air goes the other way. The vocal cords are relaxed during breathing, and air moves through the space between them without making any sound. The vocal cords tighten up and move closer together for speech. Air from the lungs is forced between them and makes them vibrate, producing the sound of a voice. The openings of the esophagus and the larynx are very close together in the throat. When a person swallows, a flap called the epiglottis moves down over the larynx to keep food out of the windpipe. Also known as a voice box.”
Well, that’s a lot of information about a place that feels really really vulnerable all the time…no wonder…it has a lot of work to do, daily, let alone being the place where speaking/singing originates…
Parynx: (From Britannica.com): “Greek for throat. cone-shaped passageway leading from the oral and nasal cavities in the head to the esophagus and larynx. The pharynx chamber serves both respiratory and digestive functions. Thick fibres of muscle and connective tissue attach the pharynx to the base of the skull and surrounding structures. Both circular and longitudinal muscles occur in the walls of this organ; the circular muscles form constrictions that help push food to the esophagus and prevent air from being swallowed, while the longitudinal fibres lift the walls of the pharynx during swallowing. The pharynx consists of three main divisions. The anterior portion is the nasal pharynx, the back section of the nasal cavity. The nasal pharynx connects to the second region, the oral pharynx, by means of a passage called an isthmus. The oral pharynx begins at the back of the mouth cavity and continues down the throat to the epiglottis, a flap of tissue that covers the air passage to the lungs and that channels food to the esophagus. Triangular-shaped recesses in the walls of this region house the palatine tonsils, two masses of lymphatic tissue prone to infection. The isthmus connecting the oral and nasal regions is extremely beneficial in humans. It allows them to breathe through either the nose or the mouth and, when medically necessary, allows food to be passed to the esophagus by nasal tubes. The third region is the laryngeal pharynx, which begins at the epiglottis and leads down to the esophagus. Its function is to regulate the passage of air to the lungs and food to the esophagus. Two small tubes (Eustachian tubes) connect the middle ears to the pharynx and allow air pressure on the eardrum to be equalized. Head colds sometimes inflame these tubes, causing earaches and hearing difficulties. Other medical afflictions associated with the pharynx include tonsillitis, cancer, and various types of throat paralyses caused by polio, diphtheria, rabies or nervous system injuries.”
That’s a lot of information, as well…I’m going to have to process that to see how it applies to my series…that’s all for tonight…
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