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Deglutition is the process of swallowing. Food is passed from the [[Oral Cavity - Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oral pharynx]] into the oesophageal/[[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Laryngeal Pharynx|laryngeal]] [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]] whilst the [[epiglottis]] closes across the entrance of the [[Trachea - Anatomy & Physiology|trachea]].

Deglutition is the process of swallowing. Food is passed from the [[Oral Cavity - Oropharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|oral pharynx]] into the oesophageal/[[Larynx - Anatomy & Physiology#Laryngeal Pharynx|laryngeal]] [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]] whilst the [[epiglottis]] closes across the entrance of the [[Trachea - Anatomy & Physiology|trachea]].

It is a voluntary reflex preventing food from passing into the [[Trachea - Anatomy & Physiology|trachea]] and thus preventing choking and respiratory pneumonia.

It is an involuntary reflex preventing food from passing into the [[Trachea - Anatomy & Physiology|trachea]] and thus preventing choking and respiratory pneumonia.

==Process==

==Process==