Exam 8: Physiology of Mastication and Deglutition

Infant dentition begins erupting

The sucking reflex can be stimulated by

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Mediated by Merkel disk receptors

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Food is formed into a bolus

The process of mastication and food preparation is referred to as the ____________________ stage.

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Prominences

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Sense of smell

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Hairless skin

Match each term to the correct descriptor. Terms may be used more than once or not at all. -Mediated by Golgi tendon organs

Salty taste is primarily perceived on the (tip/sides/posterior dorsum) ____________________ of the tongue.

Individuals with a deficit of the oral stage of swallow tend to have increased pooling in the ____________________.

Lesion of the (cranial name and number) _________________________ nerve may result in loss of taste sensation of the posterior one-third of the tongue.

Superior force of the tongue directed toward the hard palate during swallow

At birth, the neonate is

A tight ____________________ is required to keep food from exiting the mouth during mastication and deglutition.

Paralysis of the (structure) ____________________ will result in nasal regurgitation during swallow.

Lesion of the (cranial nerve name and number) ____________________ nerve may result in loss of sensation in the area of the vocal folds.

Sour taste is primarily perceived on the (tip/sides/posterior dorsum) ____________________ of the tongue.

Why are nociceptors so important?

Damage to the (cranial nerve name and number) ____________________ nerve can result in weak buccal musculature and pocketing of food in the cheeks.