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Excerpt from The British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 56: January 1, 1916 Now it is this space behind the mouth and nose (which is called the pharynx) that is of greatest importance in infancy and childhood and, indeed, also in adult life. It is important throughout our life history, but most so during the first two chapters of that history. The pharynx is a space of considerable size in adult life, but is much smaller in the infant, leading from the back of the nose and mouth down to the gullet (or oesophagus) and windpipe. Its upper part, from its near relation to the nose, is called the nasopharynx, or post nasal space. What is especially noticeable about it is the number of passages it has leading into or out of it. In front there are two nasal cavities above and the mouth below, both of which, communicating with the outer world, can bring microbes to it. On either side of it open the two Eustachian tubes leading into the ears, whilst at its lower part are the openings of the windpipe in front, leading to the lungs, and the gullet behind, leading to the stomach. I shall return to the significance of this arrange ment of the parts presently. Another important fact is that in the roof of the nasopharynx is a tonsil, called the pharyngeal tonsil, enlarge ment of which constitutes the growths so well known as adenoids. I may mention here that at the base of the tongue is another tonsil, the lingual tonsil. So that the pharyngeal, faucial, and lingual tonsils form a sort of ring of ton sillar tissue round the entrance of the food and air passages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2014! 2014 winner of the American Association for the History of Nursing’s Mary M. Roberts Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing! The Routledge Handbook on the Global History of Nursing brings together leading scholars and scholarship to capture the state of the art and science of nursing history, as a generation of researchers turn to the history of nursing with new paradigms and methodological tools. Inviting readers to consider new understandings of the historical work and worth of nursing in a larger global context, this ground-breaking volume illuminates how research into the history of nursing moves us away from a reductionist focus on diseases and treatments and towards more inclusive ideas about the experiences of illnesses on individuals, families, communities, voluntary organizations, and states at the bedside and across the globe. An extended introduction by the editors provides an overview and analyzes the key themes involved in the transmission of ideas about the care of the sick. Organized into four parts, and addressing nursing around the globe, it covers: New directions in the history of nursing; New methodological approaches; The politics of nursing knowledge; Nursing and its relationship to social practice. Exploring themes of people, practice, politics and places, this cutting edge volume brings together the best of nursing history scholarship, and is a vital reference for all researchers in the field, and is also relevant to those studying on nursing history and health policy courses.

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