Jane and Tom are worried about their newborn baby who has just begun to nurse, but chokes and turns blue whenever she is fed. Their baby most likely has a defect in her ________.

A. tongue muscles
B. muscle in the lower two-thirds of her esophagus
C. soft palate
D. muscle in the upper-third of her esophagus
E. epiglottis


Answer: E

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