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96 Cards in this Set
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tipper is when the food is held between the ______ of the tongue and _______ with the tongue tip elevated and ______ the anterior alveolar ridge.
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midline, hard palate, contacting
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dippers hold the food
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on the floor of the mouth in front of the tongue
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approximately ____ percent of normal swallowers are dippers.
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20%
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prior to the initiation of the swallow, the material is pulled together in a cohesive ball and held together in either
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the tipper or dipper position
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the tongue thrust pattern is seen in adults with ______ damage and in children with _____
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frontal lobe damage, CP
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oral manipulation of thicker consistency - sides and front of the tongue sealed around the _________
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maxillary alveolus
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for mastication - involves a _____ ______ movement of the mandible and tongue
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rotary lateral
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When the upper and lower teeth have met and crushed the material, the food falls __________, which moves the material back on the _____ as the mandible _____
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medially toward the tongue, teeth, opens
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it has been postulated that the rhythmic movements of mastication are controlled by a _____
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central pattern generator
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_________ feedback is important in positioning the bolus on the teeth and preventing injury to the tongue while chewing
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peripheral
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tension in the ___ musculature prevents food from falling laterally ino the sulcus
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buccal
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after chewing, the tongue pulls the food into a _______ bolus or ball before the oral staage of swallow
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semicohesive
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during active chewing, what does the soft palate do?
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it is NOT pulled down and forward and premature spillage is COMMON and NORMAL
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premature spillage is normal during active chewing, but it is ________ during the hold phase before swallows of liquid and paste or pudding materials
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NOT normal
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as the bolus viscosity increases, the maximum volume swallowed
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decreases
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if larger volumes of thicker foods are placed in the mouth, the tongue ___________ the food after chewing
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subdivides
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what do the larynx and pharynx do during the oral preperatory stage of the swallow?
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nothing, they are at rest.
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the pharyngeal swallow _____ _____ in response to material accidentally entering the pharynx
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rarely triggers
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the oral stage of the swallow is initiated when
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the tongue begins posterior movment of the bolus
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oral phase - the midline of the tongue sequentially ______ the bolus posteriorly against the hard palate
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squeezing
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during the oral stage, the sides and tip of the tongue
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remain firly anchored against the alveolar ridge.
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during the oral phase, a _______ ______ is formed in the tongue
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central groove
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as food viscosity thickens, the _____ of the oral tongue against the palate _______, requiring
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pressure, increases, requiring greater muscle activity
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the oral stage of the swallow typically takes less than ___ to ____ seconds to complete.
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1, 1.5 sec. it increases slightly as bolus viscosity increases
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it is hypothesized that a ____ _____ center in the ______ in the nucleus tractus _______ decodes the incoming sensory information and identifies te swallow stimulus
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sensory recognition, medulla, solitarus
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this information is sent to the _________ which initiates the pharyngeal swallow motor pattern
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nucleus ambiguous
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when the leading edge of the bulus passes any point between the ______ and the point where the ______, the oral stage of the swallow is terminated and pharyngeal swallow should be triggered
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anterior faucial arches, lower rim of mandible crosses tongue base
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in younger individuals the triggering of the pharyngeal swallow ocurs at the
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anterior faucial arch
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what is the most sensitive place for elicitation of the pharyngeal swallow
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the base of the anterior faucial pillars
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the motor aspect of swallowing is carried by nerves
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IX and X
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possible contributers of the afferent portion are
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V, VII, XII
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abnormal swallowing is observed in patietns after damage to
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cortical areas
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what are the 6 things that happen when the pharyngeal swallow is triggered?
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1. complete closure of the velopharyngeal port 2. elevation and anterior movement of the hyoid and larynx 3. closure of the larynx at all three sphincters 4. opening of the cricopharyngeal sphincter 5. ramping of the base of the tongue 6. progressive top to bottom contraction in the pharyngeal constrictors.
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velopharyngeal closure enables the _______ in the pharynx
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build up of pressure
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the larynx and hyoid bone elevate and move anteriorly by the pull of the _____
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floor of the mouth muscles (anterior belly of digastric, mylohyoid, geniohyoid, and the laryngeal elevator, the thyrohyoid)
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in young men, the hyoid elevates approximately
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2 cm.
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the elevation of larynx contributes to the ______, and the forward movment contributes to the _______
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closure of the airway entrance, opening of UES
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the closure of the larynx is effected from __________, with the contents of the laryngeal vestibule being ______
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below upwards, expressed into the pharynx
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during closure of the airway, there is a _____ _______ and ____ rocking movement of the arytenoid cartilages, which narrows the laryngeal opening
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downward, forward and inward
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the elevation of the larynx ________ of the epiglottis
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thickens the base, which assists with closure of the laryngeal vestibule
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the laryngeal airway is closed for approx ___ during single swallows
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1/3 to 2/3 of a second
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vocal fold closure occurs when the larynx has elevated to approx ____ percent of its maximum elevation
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50%
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cicopharyngeal opening - first the tension inthe crigopharyngeal muscle is _____. approx .1 second later, the sphincter _______
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released, opened
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as teh pharyngeal swallow triggers, the tongue base assumes a ____ _____ directing the food into the pharynx
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ramp shape
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tongue base retraction and pharyngeal wall contraction occur when the bolus tail reaches the __________
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tongue base level
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the tongue base and pharyngeal walls should make ______ ________ during the swallow
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complete contact
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esophageal ______ takes over bolus propulsion
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peristalsis
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pressure generated by the tongue base retraction and pharytneal wall contraction increases as bolus ________ increases
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viscosity
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pressure is always applied to the _______ of the bolus
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tail
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there is no way to voluntarily initiate or modify ________
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pharyngeal wall contraction
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pharyngeal transit time is generally
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1 second or less
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the bolus usually divides at the
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valleculae
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approximately ___ percent of normal subjects swallow down only one side
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20%
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the purpose of the epiglottis is to
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direct food around the airway
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the two portions of the bolus join again at about the level of the
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opening of the esophagus
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normal esophageal transit varies from
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8-20 seconds
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the UES is a _____ and the LES is a __
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musculoskeletal valve, muscular sphinter
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in infants the ____ fills the oral cavity, and fat pads in the cheeks narrow the oral cavity
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tongue
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in infants, the velum
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hangs lower
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in infants, the uvula often is resting
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inside the epiglottis
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during the first ___ years of life, the face continues to grow
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21
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swallowing begins in the
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fetus
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infant pumps (2-7 pumps) and collects liquid in the
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faucial arches or valleculae
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for an infant, when a bolus of adequate size has been formed, the
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pharygneal swallow triggers
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if given small liquid bolus on a spoon, an infant usually produces
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an oral then a pharyngeal swallow similar to that of an adult
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the pharyngeal swallow of the infant is similar to that of an adult with two exceptions:
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1. laryngeal elevation is reduced since larynx is already elevated 2. the posterior pharyngeal wall is seen to move much further anteriorly than adults
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bite is achieved at __ months and chewing begins at _____ months
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7, 10-12
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once the infant moves to discrete swallows of pureed or soft foods, the oral and pharyngeal swallow physiology
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is similar to that of an adult
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in older individuals, there is an _____ in the number of chewing strokes used to prepare food for swalling
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increase
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with age _____ of the thyroid and cricoid cartilages and hyoid bone increases
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ossificatoin
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as adults reach age 70 and beyond, the larynx
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may begin to lower in the neck, approaching the 7th vertibrae
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arthritic changes in the ______ may impinge on the pharyngeal wall, decreasing its flexibility
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cervical vertibrae
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older swallowers tend to have a _______ pattern
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more of a dipping
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the ____ stage of swallowing in the older adults is slightly _____
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oral, longer, (as is "normal" delay in triggerig the pharyngeal swallow)
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penetration of material into the laryngeal vestibule is reported as ____________ with age, but there is ______ in aspiration in older adults
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increasing, no increase
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esophageal function with age
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it deteriorates more significantly with age so that esophageal transit and clearance are slower and less efficient
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in older men it was found that they had
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reduced maximal laryngeal and hyoid anterior and vertical movement, indicating reduced neuromuscular reserve
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in young men, after cricopharyngeal opening was attained, hyoid and laryngeal elevation _____ but ______ in old men
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continued in young men but remained stable in old men
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reserve is known as
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the difference between necessary movment and actual motion
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changes in cricopharyngeal opening from age:
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reduced flexibility - less change as volume increased.
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taste in elderly
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loss of interest in nutritious food may develop in the elderly as taste sensation is affected
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apneic period
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the airway closure period when there is no respiration
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the duration of airway closure tends to _________- as bolus volume increases
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increase
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the predominant pattern of coordination involves the swallow interrupting the __________ phase of the respiratory cycle
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exhalatory
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what are the two factors in making changes in teh oropharyngeal swallow?
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1. characteristics of the food 2. volitional control
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changes in _________ create the greates systematic changes in the oropharyngeal swallow
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bolus volume
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a large volume swallow is usually characterized by _________ oral and pharyngeal activity
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simultaneous
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as bolus volume increases, the timing of tongue base retraction to contact the anteriorly and medially moving pharyngeal walls occurs _______ in the swallow
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later
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as bolus viscosity increases, the pressure generated by teh oral tongue, tongue base, and pharyngeal wall _______
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increases and muscular activity increases
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cup drinking is characterized by ____ airway closure and some _____ preelevation of the larynx
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early, early. airway closure extends across all of the sequential swallows
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during cup drinking, the UES
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opens repeadedly as each bolus approaches
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straw drinking - to create suction -
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the soft palate is lowered against the back of the tongue and the muscles of the cheek and face contract and create intraoral suction
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in straw drinking - when material has reached the mouth
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the suction is discontinued and the soft palate elevates as the oral stage of swallow is initiated by the tongue
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it is likely that the patient is straw drinking inappropriately if
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if the suction is timed with inhalation
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if secretions are collecting in the pharynx or if there is chewing with premature spillage, which is building up in the valleculae and the pyriform sinuses, the individual may produce a ________ with little or no _____
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pharyngeal swallow, oral swallow
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components that must be present for a good swallow
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1. oral propulsion of the bolus into the pharynx 2. airway closure 3. UES opening 4. tongue base - pharyngeal wall propulsion to carry the bolus through the pharynx and into the esophagus
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