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Swallowing

Swallowing, also called deglutition or inglutition in scientific and medical contexts, is a physical process of an animal's digestive tract (e.g. that of a human body) that allows for an ingested substance (typically food) to pass from the mouth to the pharynx and then into the esophagus. In colloquial English, the term "swallowing" is also used to…

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Swallowing

Nodes106
Edges105
Triples27
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018868
Components1

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Swallowing

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related to External links · 13
Swallowing → Archived, Article, Dysphagia, Essentials, French Wikipedia, Human Physiology, Normal Swallowing, Nosek, Overview, Pediatric Population, Section, See, Thomas
related to Coordination and control · 4
Swallowing → ANS, Each, Eating, The
is a · 2
Swallowing → complex mechanism using both skeletal muscle, important part of eating and drinking
related to In humans · 1
Swallowing → However
related to In non-mammal animals · 1
Swallowing → In

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bolus pharynx food tongue pharyngeal phase esophagus muscles reflex oral also dysphagia larynx ix swallow palate back cavity process part

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Swallowingis aimportant part of eating and drinking0.90text
Swallowingis acomplex mechanism using both skeletal muscle0.90text
chewinginstance ofother activities0.80text
breathinginstance ofother activities0.80text
coughinginstance ofother activities0.80text
vomiting are concomitantly inhibited.5instance ofother activities0.80text
viscosityinstance ofThe velocity through the pharynx depends on a number of factors0.80text
volume of the bolusinstance ofThe velocity through the pharynx depends on a number of factors0.80text
Swallowingrelated to Coordination and controlEating0.60section
Swallowingrelated to Coordination and controlEach0.60section
Swallowingrelated to Coordination and controlThe0.60section
Swallowingrelated to Coordination and controlANS0.60section

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