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Let’s learn about stages of swallowing today!

First, in the oral stage, you chew the food and mix it with saliva to form a soft ball called a bolus. 👄🦷👅

Next is the pharyngeal stage, where your tongue pushes the bolus to the back of your throat, and a reflex moves it into the esophagus. 🗣️

Finally, in the esophageal stage, muscles in the esophagus contract in a wave-like motion to push the bolus down into your stomach. 🧁🍰

Each stage works smoothly to ensure food moves safely from your mouth to your stomach without entering your windpipe. 🫁

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