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Deglutition

Deglutition

Swallowing, otherwise known as deglutition, facilitates the transport of food from the mouth to the stomach. It is a multifaceted process that involves both the tongue and the muscles of the throat and esophagus. Saliva and mucus aid in this process, which takes approximately 4 to 8 seconds for semi-solid or solid food and around 1 second for liquids or very soft food.
Swallowing can be divided into three stages: the voluntary phase, the pharyngeal phase, and the esophageal phase. Although the...

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Recurrent Syncope upon Deglutition

Sammy Tawk¹, Gauthier Desuter¹, Sanaa Jamali¹

¹Cliniques univeristaires Saint-Luc, BE.

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|September 12, 2018

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Carotid Deglutition syncope Hyoid bone Neck

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