After chewing food, you consciously decide to push the bolus to the back of your mouth into your pharynx with your tongue. This voluntary phase of swallowing is known as ________.

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The voluntary phase of swallowing, where the bolus is pushed to the back of the mouth into the pharynx with the tongue, is the buccal phase of deglutition.

Note: A is incorrect as ingestion refers to the act of taking food or nutrients into the body. 
C is incorrect as mastication is the process of chewing food. 
D is incorrect as the pharyngeal-esophageal phase is involuntary and occurs after the bolus reaches the pharynx. 
E is incorrect as segmentation refers to the mixing of food with digestive enzymes in the small intestine.

After Chewing Food, You Consciously Decide to Push the Bolus