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.
Ownership. The property was purchased from two separate owners. The majority of the property was purchased from Allegheny Wood Products LLC (AWP), located in Kingwood West Virginia. The rest of the property in Nicholas County was purchased from the Barringer trust (Widen Properties).