Which option targets improving esophageal transit by mobility?

• A. Help the sluggish movement of esophagus
• B. Change consistency of food and water
• C. Place feeding tube
• D. Let gravity help

Answer: (A)

This question is about actions that directly enhance how well the esophagus can move a swallowed bolus. Improving esophageal transit by mobility means boosting the esophagus’s own ability to contract and propel the food downward, i.e., improving peristaltic movement and coordinated muscle action.

The option that targets the sluggish movement of the esophagus directly addresses this motility issue, aiming to restore or enhance peristaltic speed and efficiency. The other approaches change how the bolus moves in different ways without increasing the esophagus’s intrinsic mobility: changing texture helps swallowing ease but not the esophageal muscle activity; placing a feeding tube bypasses the esophagus entirely; and relying on gravity is a passive aid that doesn’t actively improve esophageal motion.