Ingestion of food - mastication and swallowing

By watching this video you can learn about the process of ingestion of food, which includes mastication and swallowing. You will also find out the chewing reflex, swallowing reflex, functions of mastication and swallowing and applied aspects. Timeline 0:15 Ingestion of food 0:53 Mastication or chewing 1:52 Chewing reflex 3:29 Functions of mastication 3:47 Swallowing or deglutition 4:10 Swallowing reflex 5:43 Mechanism of swallowing 7:33 Protective reflexes during pharyngeal phase of swallowing 11:01 Esophagus 12:24 Applied aspect