Dysphagia

Question 1

Normal Swallowing includes the..

Answer 1

lips, tongue, velopharynx, larynx, upper esophageal sphincter

Question 2

the lips are the most ______ valve

Answer 2

anterior

Question 3

when we swallow the tongue _________ the roof of the mouth

Answer 3

contacts

Question 4

why does the velopharynx close when we swallow?

Answer 4

to stop food from going through the nose

Question 5

Why does the larynx close when we swallow?

Answer 5

so food/liquid doesnt enter the trachea

Question 6

The anticipatory stage

Answer 6

before food reaches the mouth

sensory info is being transmitted

Question 7

oral preparatory stage

Answer 7

food being chewed, broken down to a consistency appropriate for swallowing

Question 8

oral stage

Answer 8

starts when tongue tip and sides of tongue are sealed in mouth against each alveolar ridge

completed when bolus passes faucial arches

Question 9

pharyngeal stage

Answer 9

begins upward movement of hyoid bone and larynx, airways and VP close as bolus passes pharyngeal walls come inward

Question 10

esophageal stage

Answer 10

begin with lowering and backward movement of larynx and resumption of breathing

Question 11

Symptoms of Dysphagia

Answer 11

drooling, loss of food at mouth, pocketing of food in buccal cavity, gargly voice during or after eating