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Overview of Structures and Essential Terms

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This chapter discusses common dysphagia terminology. A common understanding of important terms relevant to dysphagia enables healthcare professionals to communicate clearly and rapidly. The basic knowledge of anatomical structures associated with swallowing is fundamental to understanding the whole swallow process including the evaluation and treatment of dysphagia.

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

    Kannit Pongpipatpaiboon, Yoichiro Aoyagi, Seiko Shibata & Hitoshi Kagaya

  2. Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

    Yoko Inamoto

  3. Department of Dentistry, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

    Koichiro Matsuo

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

    Eiichi Saitoh

  2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

    Kannit Pongpipatpaiboon

  3. Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

    Yoko Inamoto

  4. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

    Hitoshi Kagaya

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1.1 Additional Terminology of Dysphagia

Table 1.2 Additional terminology of dysphagia
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1.2 Swallowing Muscles Contributing to the Pharyngeal Stage

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Lateral view of the pharynx illustrating constricto r and suspensory muscles of the pharynx as viewed from the side (m muscle)

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Pharyngeal muscles seen in the posterior view and with the right side of the pharynx cut open, allowing it to be viewed from the inside (m muscle)

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1.3 Neural Control of Swallowing

Table 1.3 Major swallowing -related muscles, innervations , and actions
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Pongpipatpaiboon, K., Inamoto, Y., Matsuo, K., Aoyagi, Y., Shibata, S., Kagaya, H. (2018). Overview of Structures and Essential Terms. In: Saitoh, E., Pongpipatpaiboon, K., Inamoto, Y., Kagaya, H. (eds) Dysphagia Evaluation and Treatment. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5032-9_1

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