Praxis Dysphagia Practice Test 2026 – Complete Exam Prep Resource

Nutritive sucking relies on a coordinated rhythm where the infant uses a sucking burst to express milk, followed by a swallow to move the bolus, and then a brief breath to reset the pattern and protect the airway. That makes Suck-Swallow-Breath the typical sequence: the suck comes first to bring milk into position, the swallow occurs to transport the bolus, and breathing resumes after the swallow so the next sucking phase can begin. Breathing before swallowing or swallowing before any sucking would disrupt milk transfer and airway protection, so those other orders don’t fit how this coordination normally operates.