The BER Refers to

question 6

Multiple Choice

The BER refers to

• A)the basic eating reflex ensuring that food moves efficiently in the digestive tract
• B)the basic electrical rhythm consisting of spontaneous, rhythmic, wavelike fluctuations in membrane potential
• C)the basic emptying reflex, which governs the rate of gastric emptying
• D)the bowel evacuation reflex or defecation reflex
• E)none of the above

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