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Mastication + Swallowing(11) + Macroscopy (12) (Swallowing / Deglutition
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Mastication + Swallowing(11) + Macroscopy (12)
Swallowing / Deglutition
- Movement of food from mouth to stomach
- 4 / 8 seconds (Solid)
- 1 second (Liquid)
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Voluntary
Movement:
- Tongue moves upwards & backwards
- Genioglossus, Styloglossus, Hyoglossus
- Mylohyoid
- Against hard palate
- Closes:
- Oral Cavity (Orbicularis Oris)
- Pushing bolus back
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Control
- Voluntary
- Temporal Lobes
- Limbic System
- Motor Cortex
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Clinical Implications
Dysphagia
- Difficulty swallowing
- Narrow passage
- Oropharyngeal
- Esophageal
Causes:
- Radiation therapy
- Surgery
- Fibrosis (Stiffness)
- Tumour
- Stroke
Swallow therapy:
- Speech pathologist
- Medication
- Feeding tube
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