The pharyngeal branch provides sensation to the mucous membranes in the opening to the throat between the soft palate and epiglottis. The lingual branch performs the specialized task of transmitting ...
Direct laryngoscopy revealed marked edema of the lingual surface of the epiglottis and the aryepiglottic folds without purulence or a "cherry-red" appearance. He was intubated orally with an age ...