Multiple Choice
Contraction of each of the following muscles forces food down toward the esophagus EXCEPT one.Which one is the EXCEPTION?
A) Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
B) Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle
C) Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
D) Stylopharyngeal muscle
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