Swallowing Flashcards
1
Q
Which cranial nerves are involved in swallowing?
A
Trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus, hypoglossal
2
Q
______ is where impulses for swallowing come from known as the swallowing center
A
Medulla oblongata
3
Q
Nucleus ambiguous (NA) generates the _______ response to swallowing
A
motor
4
Q
___________ serves as the afferent pathway of swallowing
A
Nucleus Tractus solitarus
5
Q
Swallowing has both _______ and ________ control.
A
involuntary and voluntary
