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Swallowing

Horizontales
Disorder of motor planning that makes voluntary movements on command difficult.
A disorder where the patient loses control of liquid before the swallow.
Entry of food/liquid into the airway that stays above the TVF.
The lingual-___ seal helps to prevent posterior spillage of liquids before the swallow.
This CN brings in somatosensation from the lips and anterior tongue.
These membrane folds connected the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilages.
The ___ cavity is located between the teeth and the cheeks.
Another name for your "food pipe."
A word that means disordered swallowing.
Pockets between the base of tongue and epiglottis.
Movement disorder associated with damage to the cerebellum.
An organized "ball" of food/liquid that is ready to swallow.
Verticales
This CN brings in taste sensation from the anterior tongue.
Another name for the moveable soft palate.
Entry of food/liquid into the airway that goes below the TVF.
This part of the nervous system controls the salivary glands, esophageal motility, and digestive movements.
The two important swallow centers are located in this part of the brainstem.
The ___ recesses are located in the hypopharynx.
This CN controls movements of the tongue.
A word that means "absent" swallow.
This brainstem nucleus is the important center to generate a motor response for pharyngeal swallowing.
Movement disorder associated with damage to the direct pathway through the basal ganglia.
The velo-___ seal helps to prevent nasal regurgitation during the swallow.
Name for the space at the top of the larynx.
A disorder where there is leftover food after the swallow.
Name for a moveable space located between the TVF that can be open or closed.
BOT = ___ of the tongue