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belching

physiology

Also known as: eructation

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intestinal gas

In human digestive system: Intestinal gas
…is either regurgitated (as in belching) or absorbed in the stomach. Anxiety or eating quickly induces frequent swallowing of air with consequent belching or increased rectal flatus. Although some of the carbon dioxide in the small intestine is due to the interaction of hydrogen ions of gastric acid with bicarbonate,…
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voice production

In speech: Esophageal voice
…esophagus and then eructated (belched), as many people can do without practice. The sound generator is formed by the upper esophageal sphincter (the cricopharyngeus muscle in humans). As a replacement for vocal cord function, the substitute esophageal voice is very low in pitch, usually about 60 cycles per second…
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