The swallowing center is located in the __________.
Pons
Motor cortex
Medulla
Cerebellum
The nervous system innervates involuntary structures (e.g., heart, lower esophagus/gut).
The system prepares the body for emergency; increases heart rate, increases blood pressure, and decreases peristalsis.
The system conserves energy and restores the body to equilibrium. Increases peristalsis, slows heart rate, calms body down.
A stroke in the medulla is worse than a stroke in the pons.
regions modify the and of muscle activity for tongue movement, elevation of hyoid, adduction of TVC, and contraction of UES during the swallow.
Afferent nerve fibers are fibers that carry impulses from the to the .
Efferent nerve fibers are fibers that carry impulses from the to the .
