Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium
2.Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
3.Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium, Institute of Neuroscience
4.Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
5.Department of Paediatrics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels
6.Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck surgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels
Physiology of the mouth and pharynx, Waldeyer’s ring, taste and smell. This paper reviews the contribution of the different parts of the oral cavity and the pharynx to the basic physiology of breathing, phonation, speech, swallowing, and of Waldeyer’s ring to the functioning of the immune system. We discuss the development of taste and smell, as well as possibilities for chemosensory testing in children.
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