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.
Adirondack Forest Preserve - The Adirondack Forest Preserve is defined as the 2.6 million acres of state land within the Adirondack Park. Catskill Forest Preserve - The Catskill Forest Preserve is defined as the 286,000 acres of state land within southeastern New York's Catskill Park.