Potpourii
Which stage of swallowing is purely reflexive?
Esophageal Stage
During the Pharyngeal Stage of swallowing, the larynx
a. moves back and down b. does not move c. moves up and forward d. none of the above
moves up and forward
What does the tongue do in preparation of food? a. lay flat b. cup c. stick out of mouth d. doesn't move
cups
Mastication is the process of preparing food to swallow. True or False
True
What do the Pharyngeal constrictors muscles do during a swallow?
a. Open, close, retract & purse as food is presented to the mouth
b. Contract to move the bolus down the pharynx and into the esophagus
c. Move food around the oral cavity to assist with mastication
d. Contract to seal off the nasal cavity
Contract to move the bolus down the pharynx and into the esophagus
What is the importance of dentition erupting around 6 months of age?
a. The teeth are important for drinking and nursing b. The teeth prevent anterior protrusion of the tongue C. The teeth allow the tongue to protrude farther out of the mouth. D. Both B & C
The teeth prevent anterior protrusion of the tongue
Weak lingual muscles result in
a. Food spillage into the pharynx before the swallow
b. Pocketing in the lateral sulcus
c. Aspiration
d. Poor mixing of saliva with food and inadequate bolus production
Poor mixing of saliva with food and inadequate bolus production
The process of swallowing is a. bolus b. swallowing c. deglutition d. mastication
Deglutition
A mass of food and or liquid is a. deglution b. bolus c. mastication d. all of the above
bolus
Which stage of swallowing includes chewing and mixing food with saliva?
a. Esophageal stage
b. Pharyngeal stage
c. Oral stage
d. Oral Preparatory stage
Oral Preparatory stage
Chewing/grinding helps to strengthen the muscles of mastication a. true b. false
True
What is NOT true about the velum and swallowing
a. It elevates during swallowing
b. It prevents nasal regurgitation during swallowing
c. It depresses during swallowing
d. It separates the oral and nasal cavities when we swallow
e. It is larger in infants
It depresses during swallowing
Chewing/grinding is problematic due to strengthening the muscles of mastication. True or False
False
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main salivary glands?
Adrenals
Sublingual
Submandibular
Parotid
All of the above
Adrenals
What is thick, high-viscosity saliva? a. serous b. mucus c. salivary glands d. bouls
mucus
What moves and turns the bolus during swallowing?
a. pressures b. refluxes c. cerebral cortex d. teeth
pressures
Which systems are fundamental to the swallowing process?
a. Phonation and articulation
b. The nervous system
c. respiration and phonation
d. Both A & C
e. none of the above
none of the above
During what stages does respiration stop? a. oral stage b. phayrngeal stage c. esophageal stage d. oral prep stage
Pharyngeal stage
Pharyngeal Phrase: stage of swallowing in which the bolus is transmitted to the pharynx. True or False
False
Which phase has no voluntary control and is purely reflexive? a. Oral prep b. pharyngeal stage c. esophageal stage d. all of the above
Esophageal Stage
All of the following cranial nerves are important for taste EXCEPT
a. glossopharyngeal b. facial c. vagus d. trigeminal
trigeminal
When stimulated, the larynx adducts, the abdomen contracts and we forcefully exhale? a.Cough Reflex b. breathing reflex c. gagging reflex
cough reflex
what are the 4 stages of mastication and deglutition?
oral prep stage, oral stage, pharyngeal stage, esophageal stage
What swallow test exposes radiation to patients? a. modified barium swallow study b. Bedside swallow study c. Nasoendoscopy d. All
MBSS
What are 3 sensations of mastication and deglution?
Gustatory, Tactile, Thermal, Pressure, and Olfaction