Table 5.

A summary of the dynamics predicted by the model for the different pharyngeal areas

Area	Model’s prediction	Experimental data supporting prediction
Corpus	(Rapid) posterior-to-anterior opening of the lumen due to a corresponding increase in ${\mathit{Ca}}_{\mathit{cell}}$ threshold	Onset time of the drawing in of particle 4 is prior to that of particle 3 (7, Fig. 3)
Corpus	Anterior-to-posterior closing of the lumen due to a corresponding decrease in ${\mathit{Ca}}_{\mathit{cell}}$ threshold	Catching of particle 1 is prior to that of particle 2 (7, Fig. 3)
Isthmus	Anterior-to-posterior increasing delay in CF-activation onset time	Gradual anterior-to-posterior opening of the isthmus
Isthmus	Relaxation starts simultaneously with the corpus but is more gradual	Similar ejection onset time of particles 1 to 5 (7, Fig. 3), while slower closing is required for trapping particles 3 and 4 at the isthmus
TB	Low ${\mathit{Ca}}_{\mathit{cell}}$ threshold and brief CF activation	The former postponed TB relaxation onset after that of the corpus, and the latter resulted in reaching maximal contraction early in the pump, as observed (5)