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All the following causes the secretion of gastric juice during cephalic phase EXCEPT______________?
Correct answer: C. Food in the stomach
- A. Food in the mouth
- B. Sight of food
- C. Food in the stomach
- D. Thought of food
Explanation
The cephalic phase is triggered before food reaches the stomach by sight, smell, taste, thought, or chewing of food. Food in the stomach belongs mainly to the gastric phase, so it is the exception.
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