What are the regions involved in swallowing? correct answers oral cavity, upper esophageal sphincter, esophagus, lower esophageal sphincter, stomach
What is the pressure in the oral cavity? correct answers 0 cm
What is the pressure in the UES? correct answers 40-80 cm
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What structures form the UES? correct answers cricopharyngeal muscle fibers and cricoid
lamina
The UES is the? correct answers valve into the esophagus
What is another name for the cricopharyngeus? correct answers inferior pharyngeal constrictor
What does contraction of the UES do? correct answers prevent air from entering esophagus
during respiration and making material reflux back up into the esophagus and pharynx
The UES is attached to the? correct answers thyroid and cricoid
The origin of the UES is the? correct answers cricoid
Where is the insertion of the UES? correct answers posterior median raphe
The LES is the? correct answers entrance into the stomach
Closure of the LES prevents? correct answers gastric reflux
What are the four phases of swallowing? correct answers oral preparation phase, oral transport
phase, pharyngeal transport phase, and esophageal transport phase
When some food is being swallowed while other food is still being chewed, two phases are
occurring at once. This is called? correct answers overlap
The oral preparatory phase involves? correct answers bolus preparation and incorporation of
saliva through mastication for solids
Mastication stimulates the? correct answers submandibular and sublingual salivary glands
The submandibular and sublingual salivary glands produce? correct answers mucoid saliva
The oral preparatory phase also involves? correct answers collection of liquid for drinking
In the oral prep phase the tongue is? correct answers dished and moves posteriorly
How long does the oral prep phase last? correct answers 1-3 seconds
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