As a result of an accident, a patient has their jaw wired shut and is put on a liquid diet. Why has the person been placed on a liquid diet?
A. Mechanical digestion would be inhibited since the jaws could not drive the breakdown of food by teeth.
B. The secretion of amylase would be inhibited since muscles could not work.
C. Peristalsis would stop.
D. Lipase would not be added to food.
E. None of the answer choices is correct.
A. Mechanical digestion would be inhibited since the jaws could not drive the breakdown of food by teeth.
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