Sam Has Been Diagnosed with Esophageal Dysphagia

question 28

Multiple Choice

Sam has been diagnosed with esophageal dysphagia. This means that he has ____.

• A) difficulty passing a bolus of food through the esophagus into the stomach
• B) coughing during swallowing
• C) an inability to initiate swallowing
• D) excessive secretion of saliva

---

Definitions:

Evolutionary Bases

Fundamental aspects or principles that are explained through the process of evolution, focusing on how evolutionary theory accounts for certain physical, psychological, or behavioral traits.

Rapid Eye Movements

Quick, simultaneous movements of both eyes in the same direction, associated with the REM phase of sleep when dreaming occurs.

Dreaming

A complex experience of images, sounds, ideas, and emotions occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.

REM Sleep

A stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements, during which most dreaming occurs and brain activity closely resembles that of being awake.