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A.  Deglutition









          1          2          3           4          5
                                                     (After Rushmer & Hendron)
         B.  Esophageal motility
                  Pharynx          Swallowing
                  Upper
                  sphincter             40
                                      1                                Deglutition
               Striated muscles
                                        0
                                                         Migration of
               Smooth muscles   Esophageal  40           peristaltic wave
                                lumen
                                      2  mmHg                          Plate 10.7
            Vagus nerve  Stimulation    0
                   by cholinergic
                       fibers:                      Sphincter opening
                    shortening
                                Lower  3  40
                     Inhibition  sphincter
                     by VIP and                                    (After S. Cohen)
                     NO fibers:     Stomach
                      opening
                                        0
                                                             Respiration
        Neuronal control of sphincter
                      muscles                     0   10   20  30 s
         C.  Vomiting
                              Smell              Stretching
                   Medications,
                     toxins,           Cerebral  Stomach
                     pain,             pressure           Rotational
          Pregnancy  irradiation  Touch         Inflammation  movement
            Causes

                Vomiting center
               with chemoreceptor
                 trigger zone
                                                         Fixed respiration
                       Heralded by:
                Nausea    Salivation  Retching            Abdominal
               Dilated pupils  Outbreak of sweat  Paleness  pressure
                                                          Duodenal
                                      Vomiting            contraction  239

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