Question

Try to swallow the saliva in your mouth, and feel your neck with your hand. What happens in the neck?​

Answer 1

When saliva is swallowed, there is a shift in the movement of larynx. It is pulled upwards so as to get it closer to the back of the tongue when the epiglottis (a flap) closes its opening. It then goes towards the Oesophagus. ​