Swallowing Happens in Three Stages

question 46

Multiple Choice

Swallowing happens in three stages. Which stage(s) is/are voluntary and which stage(s) is/are involuntary?

• A) Stage one is involuntary; stages two and three are voluntary.
• B) Stage one is voluntary; stages two and three are involuntary.
• C) Stages one and three are voluntary; stage two is involuntary.
• D) Stages one and two are voluntary; stage three is involuntary.

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Definitions:

Basic Needs

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Hierarchy

A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

Maslow

Abraham Maslow, a psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which is a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actualization.

Unconscious Fixations

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