The Vasomotor Activities of the Nasal Mucous Membrane

SINCE the time of Harvey knowledge of the circulation of the blood has increased to such an extent that the literature on the subject is now vast. From this knowledge has been derived the underlying principles governing the medical and surgical management of functional and organic disorders of the heart and of the blood vessels in most parts of the body. The nose, despite its anatomical prominence, has been very much neglected in this quest because fatal or disabling diseases were naturally given priority of attention.