What Is the Cephalic Phase of Digestion

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Multiple Choice

What is the cephalic phase of digestion?

• A)the earliest phase of digestion, when the brain and nervous system prepares the body in anticipation of food
• B)the phase when the semi-digested food leaves the stomach and slowly enters the small intestine
• C)the phase when the majority of absorption occurs, primarily occurring in the small intestine
• D)the final phase of digestion, when the large intestine and rectum prepare the undigested components of food for elimination

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