The oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing take place very rapidly and last about

Deglutition is an act of swallowing, a process by which food is passed from mouth into stomach. It occurs in 3 stages, Oral stage - voluntary Pharyngeal stage - involuntary Oesophageal stage - involuntary The whole process of swallowing through oral and pharyngeal stage takes place within 1-2 seconds.