Each of the Following Is True of Swallowing and Processing

question 22

Multiple Choice

Each of the following is true of swallowing and processing food except one. Which one is the exception?

• A) The swallowing reflex moves a bolus into the esophagus.
• B) A bolus is a mass of food.
• C) The bolus is transported to the stomach by osmosis and gravity.
• D) The bolus penetrates the diaphragm through the esophageal hiatus.
• E) The lower esophageal sphincter relaxes to permit food into the stomach.

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Definitions:

Consignment

A business arrangement where goods are left in the possession of an authorized third party to sell, but the title to the goods remains with the seller until sold.

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FIFO

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Periodic Inventory System

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