The organ that mixes food with saliva, tastes it and rolls it into a bolus for swallowing is the
- A. hard palate
- B. tongue
- C. pharynx
- D. epiglottis
Explanation
The tongue's muscles manipulate food during chewing and push the bolus backwards to trigger swallowing, while its taste buds sample it. The epiglottis only guards the airway during the swallow itself.
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