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Secretion of saliva increases when A. Touch receptors in the mouth are stimulated. B. The mouth is flushed with acid fluids with a pH of about 4. C. A subject thinks of unappetizing food. D. Vomiting is imminent. E. Their sympathetic nerve supply is stimulated. |
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Answer» A. True Food, foreign bodies and the dentist are effective stimuli. B. True E.g. lemon juice; saliva is a useful buffer to protect teeth from acid. C. False Thinking of appetizing food results in salivary secretion by a conditioned reflex; conversely, thinking of unappetizing food inhibits secretion. D. True Saliva helps to buffer the acid vomitus when it reaches the mouth. E. True Sympathetic stimulation produces a scanty viscid juice; parasympathetic stimulation produces a copious watery juice. |
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