232 «ORE THROAT. 



afterward to the effusion which takes place in all loose tissues. 

 By inflammation all the various structures of the animal 

 economy may "be so altered as to interfere with the perform- 

 ance of their natural functions ; in some cases by a permanent 

 thickening of the parts, and in others by adhesion and the like. 

 By the aid of auscultation, that is, the application of the 

 ear to the parts to be examined, the slightest change in the 

 normal and healthy condition of the respiratory organs may 

 be detected, and the various parts involved in inflammatory 

 action may be pointed out with a considerable degree of cer- 

 tainty. With thus much of introduction we proceed to tha 

 consideration of the various diseases naturally falling under ouy 

 present division. 



SOKE THROAT. 



Sore throat is a common attendant upon catarrhal affec- 

 tions. When it is confined to that portion of the throat at 



the root of the 

 tongue, which ia 

 known to medica] 

 men as the larynx, 

 ^ it is called laryng. 

 itis ; and this pari 

 is the commot 

 seat of this dia 

 ease, from whicl, 

 it extends down 



THE SADDLE HOBSE. ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^ 



windpipe, to the lungs. As long as the throat remains ver;;; 

 sx>re, it is a pretty good evidence that the lungs are not affecte(J- 



