oral phase is completed after the tongue, cheeks, and some of the muscles in the throat help move the bolus to the back of the back of the mouth. The pharyngeal phase is the part of the swallow that occurs in the throat. During this phase, the bolus moves from the mouth, through the pharynx (throat), and into the esophagus.
Location and Access: From Elk Grove Village at jct. Hwy. 72 (Higgins Road) & Arlington Heights Road, take Higgins Road west 0.6 mile, then turn and go north on the forest preserve road 0.7 mile. The nature preserve is west of the road, east of Salt Creek and south of the Northwest Tollway.
East Meadow Campground is on the northeast shore of Jackson Meadows Reservoir in the Tahoe National Forest, north of Truckee. Campsites are among pine and fir trees. Visitors will find a dedicated swim beach nearby at Aspen Creek Day-use area, plenty of hiking trails, and a boat launch ramp a mile north at Pass Creek Campground.