Because of this, there is no risk of food accidentally ending up in the animal's lungs, so whales have no pharyngeal reflex.
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The pharyngeal reflex page wasn't much help, though I've also had this difficulty when clenching my teeth around those cardboard-covered dental X-ray film holders.
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The general sensory fibers of CN IX mediate the afferent limb of the pharyngeal reflex in which touching the back of the pharynx stimulates the patient to gag ( i . e ., the gag reflex ).
परिभाषा
normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth पर्याय: gag reflex,
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