Passavant cushion
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The Passavant's cushionPassavant cushion is a small prominence in the posterior pharynx, formed from a focal bulge of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles during swallowing.
The "cushion" apposes the soft palate during the act of swallowing and is part of the soft palate - pharyngeal seal that prevents nasopharyngeal reflux.
-<p><strong>Passavant's cushion</strong> is a small prominence in the posterior <a title="pharynx" href="/articles/pharynx">pharynx</a>, formed from a focal bulge of the <a title="Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle" href="/articles/superior-pharyngeal-constrictor-muscle">superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles</a> during swallowing.</p><p>The "cushion" apposes the soft palate during the act of swallowing and is part of the soft palate - pharyngeal seal that prevents nasopharyngeal reflux.</p>- +<p>The <strong>P</strong><strong>assavant cushion</strong> is a small prominence in the posterior <a href="/articles/pharynx">pharynx</a>, formed from a focal bulge of the <a href="/articles/superior-pharyngeal-constrictor-muscle">superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles</a> during swallowing.</p><p>The "cushion" apposes the soft palate during the act of swallowing and is part of the soft palate - pharyngeal seal that prevents nasopharyngeal reflux.</p>
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- 1. Normal and Abnormal Swallowing: Imaging in Diagnosis and Therapy. Springer. ISBN:1441929045. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1441929045">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1441929045">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
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- barium swallow
- esophagography
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- Anatomy
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- Head & Neck
- Gastrointestinal
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