Pharyngeal elevator muscles elevate and dilate the pharynx. These actions are necessary to prevent food from entering the esophagus.
A) Both statements are true.
B) The first statement is true; the second is false.
C) The first statement is false; the second is true.
D) Both statements are false.
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