From this point on swallowing is an entirely reflexive action (1,3). Pharyngeal phase. The third phase in the swallowing process is the pharyngeal phase. When the swallowing reflex is triggered, the pharyngeal phase starts. This phase is the most complex phase of swallowing, because it involves many events which occur in a rapid sequence.
Forgotten River. The Forgotten River is a river of northern Fiordland, New Zealand. A tributary of the Olivine River, it rises west of the Olivine Ice Plateau in the Five Finger Range and flows south-westward to join that river south of Four Brothers Pass. The river was explored in 1864 by Alphonse Barrington, James Farrell and Antoine Simonin. See also
Edward H. Thompson, âThe Home of a Forgotten Race: Mysterious Chichen Itza, in Yucatan, Mexico,â National Geographic, 25, 6 (June 1914) 587. Itâs hard not to be impressed by the imposing structures of Chichen Itza, one of the most famous and most visited of the sites of Mayan civilization ruins on Mexicoâs Yucatan Peninsula. As impressive as Europeâs ancient ruins are, they have a fundamentally different feel than those in Central America.