CH. 8-swallowing terms

the process of preparing food for swallowing

the process of swallowing

ball of food or liquid to be swallowed

region around the mouth

surface of a structure

time required to move the bolus to the point of initiation of the pharyngeal stage of swallowing

esophageal regurgitation into the hypopharynx

loss of food or liquid through the nose

the time required to move the bolus, measured from the beginning of pharyngeal swallow to the time the bolus enters the esophagus

wavelike

neural receptors designed to sense mechanical forces

hairless

superficial cutaneous mechanoreceptors for minute movement

superficial cutaneous mechanoreceptors for light pressure

deep cutaneous mechanoreceptors for deep pressure

deep cutaneous mechanoreceptors for tissue stretch

pain sensors

production and release of saliva into the oral cavity