Deglutition (swallowing)

Question 1

deglutition involves what steps?

Answer 1

1. complex reflex

2. bolus of food

Question 2

receptors that signal the medulla which coordinates the following sequence of events is known as?

Answer 2

complex reflex

Question 3

initiated by pressure receptors in the pharyngeal walls is known as?

Answer 3

complex reflex

Question 4

explain bolus of food

Answer 4

you got to start with a bolus of foods; the chewing and the masticating is preparing the bolus of food to be swallowed.