COMD 133 quiz 7 dysphagia questions
n answers 2025/2026
what is mastication? - correct answer ✔✔chewing
what is deglutition - correct answer ✔✔swallowing
what is a bolus - correct answer ✔✔material placed in the mouth for ingestion
what is penetration - correct answer ✔✔when food or drink enters the larynx
what is aspiration - correct answer ✔✔food or drink passing through the larynx to the
trachea/lungs
what happens in the pharynx during swallowing? - correct answer ✔✔pyaryngeal wall
contracts/constricts
what does the epiglottis do? - correct answer ✔✔protects the airway
where is the esophagus? - correct answer ✔✔posterior to trachea
what are the three phases of swallowing - correct answer ✔✔oral phase, pharyngeal phase,
esophageal phase
n answers 2025/2026
what is mastication? - correct answer ✔✔chewing
what is deglutition - correct answer ✔✔swallowing
what is a bolus - correct answer ✔✔material placed in the mouth for ingestion
what is penetration - correct answer ✔✔when food or drink enters the larynx
what is aspiration - correct answer ✔✔food or drink passing through the larynx to the
trachea/lungs
what happens in the pharynx during swallowing? - correct answer ✔✔pyaryngeal wall
contracts/constricts
what does the epiglottis do? - correct answer ✔✔protects the airway
where is the esophagus? - correct answer ✔✔posterior to trachea
what are the three phases of swallowing - correct answer ✔✔oral phase, pharyngeal phase,
esophageal phase