What Is the Function of Saliva

question 53

Multiple Choice

What is the function of saliva?

• A) It allows sweet, sour, bitter, and salty to be sensed.
• B) It aids in swallowing and peristalsis.
• C) It cuts, chops, and grinds food for digestion and swallowing.
• D) It moistens food particles to ease swallowing and begin digestion.

Discuss specific transactions that are enforceable without consideration (e.g., promissory estoppel, moral obligations).

Discriminate between enforceable promises and non-binding promises such as illusory promises and past consideration.

Understand the legal concepts related to substituted contracts and their effects on original agreements.

Understand the enforceability of agreements within the American legal system.

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Definitions:

Tooth

A hard, calcified structure found in the jaws of many vertebrates, used for cutting, grinding, and crushing food.

Mandibular Alveolus

A socket in the jawbone that houses the roots of the teeth.

Suture

A type of joint between the bones of the skull where the bones are closely bound together by connective tissue.

Synostosis

A condition or process where two or more bones, originally separate, fuse together.