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. 2021 Jan 12;8:599633. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.599633

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Skills required for sucking in infants. (A) Infant at rest with the nipple inside the mouth. (B) Suction applied to the nipple to draw further into the mouth to form a teat and the tip of the tongue beginning to compress it. (C) Expression of the teat by the tongue movement against the hard palate.