Posted on September 18th, 2008 in II year BDS, Physiology
Deglutition is also known as ‘Swallowing’, it is the process by which the food taken passing through the oral cavity into the Gastrointestinal tract.
Deglutition is divided into 3 stages:
Oral stage
Pharyngeal stage
Esophageal stage.
The stages are divided into Voluntary and Involuntary stages
Voluntary:
Oral stage
Involuntary:
Pharyngeal stage
Esophageal stage
Oral Stage:
This stage is after mastication of the food is [...]
