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peristalsis is voluntary, the pharyngeal-esophageal is the invoulantary movements of swallowing!

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What is the voluntary phases of swallowing?

The buccal phase.


Which phase or phases of the swallowing process are voluntary?

Yes and no. The initial phases of swallowing are under voluntary control, but swallowing takes several different muscles to act in a synchronized way and after initiation of the swallow, the later phases are automatic and not voluntary.


When bolus is forced into the esophagus what phase is this called?

Hopefully, "swallowing".


The process of swallowing is called?

The process of swallowing is called deglutition. It involves voluntary and involuntary muscles working together to move food or liquid from the mouth to the stomach.


Are the muscles involved in taking a bite of your hamburger chewing it and swallowing it voluntary or involuntary?

They are voluntary.


Two phases of swallowing?

There are actually three phases of swallowing and not two as the question asks. The three phases of swallowing includes: the oral phase, the Pharyngeal Phase, and the Esophageal Phase.


Swallowing a reflex action?

Yes, swallowing is a reflex action of which there are three phases. These are the oral phase, the pharyngeal phase and the esophageal phase.


What forces food into the pharynx?

It is initiated by the voluntary phase of swallowing (deglutition). This is where the food is squeezed or rolled into the pharynx by pressure of the tongue upward and backward against the palate


What is the voluntary contraction of muscles that pushes food forward?

swallowing


Involuntary phase of swallowing?

cardioesophageal


What is the process of swallowing?

the process of swallowing is called deglutition.


Is swallowing and eating the same thing?

No. Swallowing is a voluntary action that forces solids or liquids, with or without nutritional value, down the oesophagus into the stomach. Eating includes mastication (chewing), and swallowing.