How do you swallow?

Definitely not what I thought this thread was going to be about.

The physiology of deglutition following mastication are complex neuromuscular activities consisting essentially of three phases, an oral, pharyngeal and esophageal phase. Each phase is controlled by a different neurological mechanism. The oral phase, which is entirely voluntary, is mainly controlled by the medial temporal lobes and limbic system of the cerebral cortex with contributions from the motor cortex and other cortical areas. The pharyngeal swallow is started by the oral phase and subsequently is co-ordinated by the swallowing center in the medulla oblongata and pons. The reflex is initiated by touch receptors in the pharynx as a bolus of food is pushed to the back of the mouth by the tongue. .. would you like me to go on? - is quite fascinating

haha

The physiology of deglutition following mastication are complex neuromuscular activities consisting essentially of three phases, an oral, pharyngeal and esophageal phase. Each phase is controlled by a different neurological mechanism. The oral phase, which is entirely voluntary, is mainly controlled by the medial temporal lobes and limbic system of the cerebral cortex with contributions from the motor cortex and other cortical areas. The pharyngeal swallow is started by the oral phase and subsequently is co-ordinated by the swallowing center in the medulla oblongata and pons. The reflex is initiated by touch receptors in the pharynx as a bolus of food is pushed to the back of the mouth by the tongue. .. would you like me to go on? - is quite fascinating

yeah, please go on...but could you move on to patho? Or should I get back to you when I reach that point of my patho class?

If you're looking to swallow something rather long there is a technique involved:

Should I have included the question "what weird things have you swallowed?"

Oh I win this one.. Not me personally but my patients have swallowed some crazy stuff.... Knives,forks spoons sporks, batteries,combs, toothbrushes, hair bands , plastic wrap, rocks, pens, pencils, markers, crayons... Metal clamps ,thin chains, screws , tile, and they do this all on purpose...

If you're looking to swallow something rather long there is a technique involved:

Hummm...... that's not the usual sphincter I put things in....

Have swallowed plenty of bugs while cycling.

Hahaha...oh yuck yuck yuck!!!

me too lmao should we be ashamed of ourselves?

Based on some of the other posts I have seen on here it would not have surprised me if it were dirty - LOL

Carefully!!!

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The physiology of deglutition following mastication are complex neuromuscular activities consisting essentially of three phases, an oral, pharyngeal and esophageal phase. Each phase is controlled by a different neurological mechanism. The oral phase, which is entirely voluntary, is mainly controlled by the medial temporal lobes and limbic system of the cerebral cortex with contributions from the motor cortex and other cortical areas. The pharyngeal swallow is started by the oral phase and subsequently is co-ordinated by the swallowing center in the medulla oblongata and pons. The reflex is initiated by touch receptors in the pharynx as a bolus of food is pushed to the back of the mouth by the tongue. .. would you like me to go on? - is quite fascinating

yeah, please go on...but could you move on to patho? Or should I get back to you when I reach that point of my patho class?

Oh damn! Hoist by my own thingumee. just Google dysphagia or see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysphagia

but be warned, it's a bit hard to swallow

Dude! I know I've said I'm getting my medical degree from Google University...but I was KIDDING! You can ACTUALLY attend a real university to find out this stuff. Go figure!!!

:noway:

I swallow my dentures all the time. Just a hazard from deep throating. . . :laugh:

thank god someone finally said it.