Pharyngeal reflex, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 32 relations: Acupressure, Acupuncture, Antiemetic, Brain death, Bulimia nervosa, Central nervous system, Choking, General anaesthetic, Glossopharyngeal nerve, Glottis, HowStuffWorks, Laryngospasm, Larynx, Local anesthetic, Motor nerve, Mouth, Pharynx, Reflex, Reflex arc, Retching, Sedative, Sensory nerve, Sensory neuron, Soft palate, Swallowing, Sword swallowing, Throat, Tongue, Tonsil, Trigeminal nerve, Uvula, Vagus nerve.

2. Human throat
3. Vomiting

Acupressure

Acupressure is an alternative medicine technique often used in conjunction with acupuncture or reflexology.

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Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body.

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Antiemetic

An antiemetic is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea.

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Brain death

Brain death is the permanent, irreversible, and complete loss of brain function, which may include cessation of involuntary activity necessary to sustain life.

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Bulimia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa, also known as simply bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging or fasting, and excessive concern with body shape and weight. Pharyngeal reflex and bulimia nervosa are vomiting.

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Central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord.

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Choking

Choking, also known as foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), is a phenomenon that occurs when breathing is impeded by a blockage inside of the respiratory tract.

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General anaesthetic

General anaesthetics (or anesthetics) are often defined as compounds that induce a loss of consciousness in humans or loss of righting reflex in animals.

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Glossopharyngeal nerve

The glossopharyngeal nerve, also known as the ninth cranial nerve, cranial nerve IX, or simply CN IX, is a cranial nerve that exits the brainstem from the sides of the upper medulla, just anterior (closer to the nose) to the vagus nerve.

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Glottis

The glottis (glottises or glottides) is the opening between the vocal folds (the rima glottidis).

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HowStuffWorks

HowStuffWorks is an American commercial infotainment website founded by professor and author Marshall Brain, to provide its target audience an insight into the way many things work.

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Laryngospasm

Laryngospasm is an uncontrolled or involuntary muscular contraction (spasm) of the vocal folds.

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Larynx

The larynx, commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. Pharyngeal reflex and larynx are human throat.

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Local anesthetic

A local anesthetic (LA) is a medication that causes absence of all sensation (including pain) in a specific body part without loss of consciousness, providing local anesthesia, as opposed to a general anesthetic, which eliminates all sensation in the entire body and causes unconsciousness.

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Motor nerve

A motor nerve, or efferent nerve, is a nerve that contains exclusively efferent nerve fibers and transmits motor signals from the central nervous system (CNS) to the muscles of the body.

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Mouth

The mouth is the body orifice through which many animals ingest food and vocalize.

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Pharynx

The pharynx (pharynges) is the part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, and above the esophagus and trachea (the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs respectively). Pharyngeal reflex and pharynx are human throat.

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Reflex

In biology, a reflex, or reflex action, is an involuntary, unplanned sequence or action and nearly instantaneous response to a stimulus. Pharyngeal reflex and reflex are Reflexes.

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Reflex arc

A reflex arc is a neural pathway that controls a reflex. Pharyngeal reflex and reflex arc are Reflexes.

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Retching

Retching (also known as dry heaving) is the reverse movement (retroperistalsis) of the stomach and esophagus without vomiting. Pharyngeal reflex and Retching are Reflexes and vomiting.

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Sedative

A sedative or tranquilliser is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement.

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Sensory nerve

A sensory nerve, or afferent nerve, is an anatomic term for a nerve that contains exclusively afferent nerve fibers.

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Sensory neuron

Sensory neurons, also known as afferent neurons, are neurons in the nervous system, that convert a specific type of stimulus, via their receptors, into action potentials or graded receptor potentials.

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Soft palate

The soft palate (also known as the velum, palatal velum, or muscular palate) is, in mammals, the soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth.

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Swallowing

Swallowing, also called deglutition or inglutition in scientific contexts, is the process in the body of a human or other animal that allows for a substance to pass from the mouth, to the pharynx, and into the esophagus, while shutting the epiglottis. Pharyngeal reflex and Swallowing are Reflexes.

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Sword swallowing

Sword swallowing is a skill in which the performer passes a sword through the mouth and down the esophagus to the stomach.

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Throat

In vertebrate anatomy, the throat is the front part of the neck, internally positioned in front of the vertebrae. Pharyngeal reflex and throat are human throat.

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Tongue

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod.

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Tonsil

The tonsils are a set of lymphoid organs facing into the aerodigestive tract, which is known as Waldeyer's tonsillar ring and consists of the adenoid tonsil (or pharyngeal tonsil), two tubal tonsils, two palatine tonsils, and the lingual tonsils. Pharyngeal reflex and tonsil are human throat.

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Trigeminal nerve

In neuroanatomy, the trigeminal nerve (lit. triplet nerve), also known as the fifth cranial nerve, cranial nerve V, or simply CN V, is a cranial nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing; it is the most complex of the cranial nerves.

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Uvula

The uvula (uvulas or uvulae), also known as the palatine uvula or staphyle, is a conic projection from the back edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibers. Pharyngeal reflex and uvula are human throat.

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Vagus nerve

The vagus nerve, also known as the tenth cranial nerve, cranial nerve X, or simply CN X, is a cranial nerve that carries sensory fibers that create a pathway that interfaces with the parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract.

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See also

Human throat

• Aryepiglottic fold
• Centor criteria
• Cēpacol
• Epiglottic vallecula
• Epiglottis
• Fauces (throat)
• Gag Factor
• Histology of the vocal cords
• Human voice
• Infraglottic cavity
• Irrumatio
• Laryngeal cleft
• Laryngeal ventricle
• Laryngitis
• Laryngology
• Larynx
• Palatine tonsil
• Parapharyngeal space
• Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve
• Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve
• Pharyngeal reflex
• Pharynx
• Pyriform sinus
• Recurrent laryngeal nerve
• Streptococcal pharyngitis
• Superior laryngeal nerve
• Throat
• Throat irritation
• Throat lozenges
• Tonsil
• Tornwaldt cyst
• Tubarial salivary gland
• Uvula
• Velopharyngeal port

Vomiting

• Antiemetics
• Area postrema
• As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly
• Bulimia nervosa
• Cancer and nausea
• Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
• Chemoreceptor
• Coffee ground vomiting
• Cyclic vomiting syndrome
• Defensive vomiting
• Emetics
• Emetophilia
• Emetophobia
• Exercise-induced nausea
• Fecal vomiting
• George H. W. Bush vomiting incident
• Hematemesis
• Hyperemesis gravidarum
• Mallory–Weiss syndrome
• Morning sickness
• Motion sickness
• Mr Creosote
• Nausea
• Norovirus
• Pharyngeal reflex
• Postoperative nausea and vomiting
• Retching
• Slaughtered Vomit Dolls
• Speibecken
• Toilet humour
• Vamana (Panchakarma)
• Vomiting

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_reflex

Also known as Gag Reflex, Gag reaction, Gagging reflex, Hand-to-mouth reflex, Laryngeal reflex, Pharynx reflex, Throat gagging, Vomiting reflex.