What helps prevent 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
e. elevation of the epiglottis over the pharyngoesophageal sphincter
D
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