Each is true of swallowing and processing food,except one.Which is the exception?
A) The swallowing reflex moves a bolus into the esophagus.
B) A bolus is a mass of food.
C) The bolus is transported to the stomach by osmosis and gravity.
D) The bolus penetrates the diaphragm through the esophageal hiatus.
E) The lower esophageal sphincter relaxes to permit food into the stomach.
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