Swallowing
a. includes the movement of the bolus from the mouth to the stomach.
b. includes only the movement of the bolus from the mouth to the esophagus.
c. is a sequentially programmed, multiple response, all-or-none reflex.
d. both (a) and (c) above.
e. both (b) and (c) above.
D
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