What Prevents Food from Entering the Trachea During Swallowing

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Multiple Choice

What prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing

• A)elevation of the uvula
• B)contraction of the pharyngeal muscles
• C)positioning of the tongue
• D)tight apposition of the vocal cords over the glottis

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Definitions:

Natural Rate

The long-term equilibrium rate of unemployment or economic output, unaffected by short-term fluctuations.

Constant

A fixed value or term that does not change in mathematical equations or scientific experiments.

Friedman And Phelps

Economists who contributed to the understanding of the relationship between inflation and unemployment, challenging the Phillips Curve concept.

Expected Change

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