As the bolus of food enters the oropharynx during swallowing, all of the following actions occur except:
A) the infrahyoid muscles act to depress the larynx.
B) the oropharynx is closed off from the nasopharynx.
C) the oropharynx is shortened.
D) the soft palate is elevated.
E) the constrictor muscles contract.
Ans: A
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