Vocabulary
Preparation of food for swallow
Mastication
In newborns, what happens to the velum during nursing?
it depresses
Medulla
List the three swallowing stages in order.
Oral phase, Pharyngeal phase and Esophageal phase
Swallowing
Deglutition
Since newborns do not have teeth, what action are they unable to perform?
Mastication (chewing)
Define dysphagia
Disorder of swallowing at any stage in the process
Food is received into the oral cavity during which stage?
Oral preparatory stage
Placement of food in the mouth
Feeding
Tongue protrusion is natural at this stage?
Sucking
Normal people average how many swallows per day?
580
The epiglottis lowers to cover the airway during which stage?
Pharyngeal Stage
The component of the inferior constrictor involved in the upper esophageal sphincter
Cricopharyngeus
As the infant grows, what two anatomical features drop?
Larynx and epiglottis
Dysphagia is the symptom of what two problems?
an independent problem or disease
During which phase does the circular muscular valve open to allow the passage of the bolus?
Esophageal Phase
Separates the pharynx and esophagus
Upper esophageal sphincter (UES)
Give an example of one Newborn Hunger Cue.
baby becomes active, mouth movements, lip smacking, turning the head side to side (rooting), sucking on things, putting themselves into nursing position (diving for the nipple)
Name the 4 systems mediated by swallowing (not reflex)
Cranial Nerves (PNS), Cortex, Motor system and Sensory system
During peristalsis what two muscles are being used in transit of the bolus?
smooth and striated muscle