CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS
DYSPHAGIA
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Question
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What happens in the oral phase (tick all that apply)
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See the food
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Smell the food
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Teeth grind together
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Saliva produced
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The buccal phase: It is characterized by the predominance of unconditioned reflexes like the salivary secretion naturally present to lubricate the food in the mouth. The food stimulates the buccal receptors of the oral cavity, called the buccal phase.
Detailed explanation-2: -The cerebral (or cephalic) phase of digestion, whether triggered by the sight, smell, or thought of food, initiates the digestive process with the salivary and gastric secretory responses mediated via the autonomic nervous system.
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