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1. Masticated and insalivated food is cupped by the tongue on its dorsal surface and the tip of the tongue pushes dorsally against the soft palate
1. Masticated and insalivated food is cupped by the tongue on its dorsal surface and the tip of the tongue pushes dorsally against the soft palate
2. The jaws are closed. The mylohyoid, hyoglossal and stylohyoid mucles raises the tongue and pushes the bolus into the oropharynx. When the food touches the pharyngeal mucosa the swallowing reflex is initiated.
2. The jaws are closed. The mylohyoid, hyoglossal and stylohyoid mucles raises the tongue and pushes the bolus into the [[Oral Cavity - Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oropharynx]]. When the food touches the pharyngeal mucosa the swallowing reflex is initiated.
3. Oropharynx relaxes and soft palate elevated by the levator velli palatini muscle. Pharyngeopalatine arch closes by palatopharyngeus.
3. [[Oral Cavity - Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|Oropharynx]] relaxes and soft palate elevated by the levator velli palatini muscle. Pharyngeopalatine arch closes by palatopharyngeus.
4. Hyoid moved rostro-dorsally by geniohyoid and pterygopharyngeus contracts bringing common pharynx forward to engulf bolus.
4. Hyoid moved rostro-dorsally by geniohyoid and pterygopharyngeus contracts bringing common pharynx forward to engulf bolus.
7. Pharyngeopalatine arch reopens, hyoid moves back by genioohyoid and glottis reopens.
7. Pharyngeopalatine arch reopens, hyoid moves back by genioohyoid and glottis reopens.
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[[Diseases of the conducting airways]]
[[Diseases of the conducting airways]]