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Swallowing involves active transport of materials through muscular movement, not just gravity. From the tongue skeletal muscle to the smooth muscles of the pharynx and esophagus, the process of swallowing is controlled by the autonomic nervous system that uses a complex system of signals to push the food into the stomach.
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If the Salivary gland is taken out what effect will it have?
You would not be able to produce saliva, you wouldn't be able to taste food because theres not saliva to mix with it, and you would probably choke every time you tried to swallow a piece of food because there is nothing to lubricate the oesophagus.
How does the tongue help the digestive system?
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What would happen if the muscles in your tongue stopped working?
if the tongue wasnt working properly the the tongue will shut down/not move or you wont taste some parts of the tastebuds
Should a patient's tracheostomy be capped before they eat?
Beyond Medicine. Having a tracheostomy affects your ability to eat and affects the kinds of food that you can eat. Your ability to eat depends on your medical condition as well as on your tracheostomy. A speech therapist will work with you to evaluate your ability to swallow with the tracheostomy in place. Also, your therapist can help answer questions about your particular dietary needs and preferences. Some people will not be able to eat at all and they will receive nutrition through a tube placed in the stomach. In this case, you may be able to have a few bites of food for pleasure, but only if you are able to swallow safely. Discuss this with your doctor, Tracheostomy: Caring for Yourself at Home respiratory therapist, and/or speech therapist. Together, you, your doctor, respiratory therapist, and speech therapist will determine if you are able to eat. If you are safely able to eat, here are a few tips to make swallowing easier with a tracheostomy: • Sit up as straight as you can. • Deflate the tracheostomy cuff while you eat. • Use a cap on the tracheostomy tube or a speaking valve while you are eating. A cover on the tube will help you swallow. Information from © 2003 - 2010 California Pacific Medical Center.
What do you do if you pee in your bed at the age 12?
If you are still peeing the bed at this age, you need to make sure you parents know. Your doctor may be able to help you with this.
What do astronuats wear?
This depends upon where the astronaut is. Inside the International Space Station, astronauts usually wear light, informal clothing. If the astronaut exits the station to do a space walk or other such mission, the astronaut will wear an air tight space suit, in order to be able to continue breathing.
What should you be able to do to be an astronaut?
Being a test pilot and engineer were early qualifications, but now there are mission specialists from every scientific field. An astronaut has to be physically and mentally able to face the rigors of space flight, from G-forces of liftoff to the weightlessness of space. You must have a thorough understanding of your field of expertise, and be able to handle pressure. You would need to work well with others, because space exploration is a team effort.
Do you have to be an astronaut to be aboard the International Space Station?
Two ways of going to the International Space Station Would be to become a professional astronaut / cosmonaut or to be a space tourist (you need to be able to pay about 30 millions dollars and pass a multitude of physicals and the 6 to 8 month cosmonaut training is Russias Star City).
Can you swallow if you have no brain?
No. If you do not have a brain, you would not be alive, so you would not be able to swallow.
Why can't NASA send birds into space on the space shuttle?
Birds require gravity to swallow. Only insignificant amounts of gravity are experienced in outer space, so the birds would not be able to swallow and would therefore starve1. Citations: 1: NASA Canaries, Braingle - http://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/teaser.php?id=2828;op=0;comm=1
Why is it important for astronauts to have acceptable visual and auditory reaction times while in space?
It is important for an astronaut to have acceptable visual and auditory reactions because anything can happen when in space. They need to be able to quickly assess the situation and react appropriately.
Was edible toothpaste used in space?
Yes. Astronauts in space use toothpaste that is edible. Because of the absence of gravity in space, being able to swallow toothpaste is much more convenient for astronauts than having to spit it out. For this reason, edible toothpaste is used.
If theres something in my throat will i be able to swallow other foods?
If there is something stuck in your throat that is causing a blockage in the esophagus, you will not be able to swallow other foods.
What is solution of airless space?
An astronaut's space suit contains a tank of oxygen( like a diver ) that allows him/her to withstand the airlessness of space. the oxygen tank is located at his back and he is able to control it with the chest pack at the front of the suit. the chest pack also enables him to control the temperature inside his suit.
Are astronaut really brilliant?
To be able to compete against other astronaut candidates during the selection process, many astronauts have to be at the top of their respected fields.
What are sally ride's qualifications?
Sally Ride is best known for being the first American woman in space. An astronaut and physicist, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 she entered orbit. Sally Ride died in July 2012 at the age of 61.
What are Russia's astronauts called?
Russia calls its astronauts, cosmonauts. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first cosmonaut in space on April 12, 1961. Gagarin was able to do a full Earth orbit. This was before America's first astronaut in space, Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961 which was only a suborbital flight.
