Each of the Following Is a Function of Saliva Except

question 28

Multiple Choice

Each of the following is a function of saliva except one. Which one is the exception?

• A) Saliva is essential to gustatory sensations.
• B) Saliva lubricates oral tissues.
• C) Saliva provides antibacterial action.
• D) Saliva buffers bacterial acids.
• E) Saliva replaces calcium and phosphate in demineralized tooth surfaces with collagen.

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Population Proportion

The fraction of the population that possesses a particular attribute, characteristic, or trait.

Standard Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that has a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, used in statistical analysis to represent standardized values of a dataset.

Confidence Interval

A span of numerical values, calculated from sample data, speculated to potentially contain the value of an unknown population parameter.

Population Proportion

The portion of a population that possesses a certain property or characteristic.