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Title: Explain the significance of the movement of the tongue during swallowing.
Post by: B.Jones13 on Oct 19, 2011
I need help with these last 3 questions. Please?


22. Explain the significance of the movement of the tongue during swallowing. I
23. Describe three events that occur during the pharyngeal-esophageal phase of deglutition.
24. What was the time interval that you recorded between the first and second sound?


Title: Re: Explain the significance of the movement of the tongue during swallowing.
Post by: bio_man on Oct 19, 2011
22. Explain the significance of the movement of the tongue during swallowing.

The tongue initiates and controls the buccal phase of swallowing by pushing contents into the pharynx.


Title: Re: Explain the significance of the movement of the tongue during swallowing.
Post by: bio_man on Oct 19, 2011
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Title: Re: Explain the significance of the movement of the tongue during swallowing.
Post by: B.Jones13 on Oct 19, 2011
Thank you so much! This helped a lot.   :)