How does swallowing occur?

Answer 1

You chew with your teeth and your salivary glands will eject saliva into your mouth and your tongue will push the food down your esophagus

Answer 2

this is a dumb question, no offence. but you aah, its hard to explain. you kind of push your throat down forcing the food to go with it. try practicing with spit.....

Answer 3

Swallowing occurs in order to take in nutrients. The throat contracts and pulls the food down along with the saliva.

Answer 4

The combination of mashed food substances and

saliva is called a bolus. When it has been mixed well and

contains sufficient moisture, it can be easily swallowed.

Answer 5

Your tongue pushes chewed food down your throat and muscles squeeze it down.