The functional significance of the mastoid process in man
โ Scribed by Grover S. Krantz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1963
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 185 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9483
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The inferior olivary nucleus is a conspicuous cell group in the ventral portion of the medulla oblongata. Its comparative neurological aspects have been intensively investigated, some of its connections are known, but specific evidence for its functional significance has been disappointingly meager.
## Objectives/hypothesis: Determine the role of mastoid volume in middle ear pressure (mep) regulation. the hypothesis was that inert gas exchange between blood and middle ear (me) is slower for larger mastoid volumes. ## Study design: Prospective. ## Methods: For 21 enrolled subjects, the bila