SLHS 3400 Swallowing Exam Questions With Correct Answers

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SLHS 3400 Swallowing Exam Questions
With Correct Answers

What are the structures for swallowing? - answer✔-chest wall


-vocal folds


-ventricular folds


-epiglottis


-pharynx (larnygopharynx, oropharynx, nasopharynx)


-velum


-tongue


-mandible


-lips


what is the term for disordered swallowing? - answer✔dysphagia


what is the esophagus? - answer✔flexible tube


how long is the esophagus? - answer✔20 cm long


where does the esophagus extend from? - answer✔lower pharynx to the stomach


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what is the UES? - answer✔upper esophageal sphincter


what is the LES? - answer✔lower esophageal sphincter


what pressure do the UES and LES sit at? - answer✔sit closed at a very high resting pressure


where is the esophagus situated at? - answer✔situated posterior to the trachea, pulmonary

apparatus and heart


what causes aspiration? - answer✔if food leaks into your trachea due to a hole between

esophagus and trachea


what is the muscle at the cervical (upper) esophagus? - answer✔striated muscle (skeletal

muscle)


what is the muscle at the thoracic (middle) esophagus? - answer✔mixture of striated and

smooth muscle


do we have voluntary control over the esophagus? - answer✔no


what is the esophagus bounded at for the lower border? - answer✔bounded at lower end by

LES (exit)


what is the esophagus bounded at for the upper end? - answer✔bounded at upper end by the

esophageal sphincter entrance


what is the stomach? - answer✔large, saclike structure



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