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The upper digestive tract, consisting of the oral cavity, larynx and pharynx supports the physiology of swallowing in addition to respiration, phonation and articulation [1]. To carry out each of these functions and for the rapid shifts between them, the upper aerodigestive tract has a series of valves that are tuned differently for each function [1].

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  1. Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India

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  3. Department of Laryngology, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram and Dysphagia Unit, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India

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Jani, K.K., Vidhyadharan, S., Iyer, S. (2018). Physiology of Swallowing. In: Thankappan, K., Iyer, S., Menon, J. (eds) Dysphagia Management in Head and Neck Cancers. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8282-5_2

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