Definitions And Random Flashcards
Pharyngeal constrictors
Pterygoid plates Soft palate Hyoid BOT Thyroid Cricoid Mandible
Symptoms of aspiration
Coughing
Choking
Wet voice
What do the pharyngeal constrictors do
Constrict pharynx
Clear bolus through pharynx
3 parts of the pharynx
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Hypopharynx
2 muscles that propel bolus
BOT
Pharyngeal constrictors
Complications of having dysphagia
Pneumonia
Malnutrition
Dehydration
Airway constriction
Aspiration
Entry of food and liquor into airway below the level of the true vocal folds
Penetration
Entry of food or liquid into airway above or at level of vocal folds
Back flow
Food moving from esophagus up into pharynx/from pharynx into nasal cavity
Tempromandibular joint
Allows movement for jaw
Depression, elevation, protrusion, lateralization
Zygomatic bones
Form cheekbones
Faucial arches
Dividing line between oral cavity and oral pharynx
Uvula
Termination of soft palate
3 salivary glands
Parotid
Submandibular
Sublingual
Oral transit time
Time taken from iniitaiton of the tongue moment to start swallow, until bolus crosses over BOT
1-1.5 seconds
Piecemeal deglutition
Swallowing only a portion of the bolus