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The process of swallowing.
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What is the name of Wave like process that moves food down the esophagus?
Peristalsis is the term for the wavelike motions of the esophagus.
Is the Esophagus chemical or me-chemical?
in esophagus mechanical process takes place because here the break down of food materials takes place.
What mechanical process move the bolus through the esophagus?
Peristalsis is the process of wave-like muscular contractions that moves food down the esophagus into the stomach.Once it is in your throat,peristaltic actionmoves it up to your stomach
What is the function esophagus?
Its function is to aid in digestion. when an animal or human eats their teeth break up the food and start the process. The food then travels down the throat down the esophagus into the stomach by peristallis peristallis is when the esophagus contracts and expands to push the food through hope this helped! Adam
What happens to food when it goes down the esophagus?
the food is then forced down the esophagus.
Is the esophagus is involved in chemical digestion?
The esophagus has a physical break down. The esophagus squeezes the food down into the stomach, making this a physical break down.
How do the esophagus work with other organs?
The esophagus works with other organs by bringing the food down to the throat and to the stomach. From the stomach to the intestine's, and through the Colan and thats the process! I hope it helped.
What goes through your esophagus?
The food that that you chew is what goes down your esophagus.
Tube carrying food from the mouth to he stomach?
The digestive system the esophagus. Food goes from your mouth and goes down your esophagus then to the stomach blood goes around the food and the liver takes what the blood absorbed down
Can your esophagus break down protein?
The esophagus is merely a tube that transports foods and liquids to the stomach. While enzymes in saliva break down food, the esophagus plays no role in separating or breaking down food molecules.
What the propulsion the the esophagus?
Propulsion of the esophagus is just a term for the way the cilia within the mucus lining of the esophagus move food down it into the stomach. You could swallow upside-down because of this.
How far does the esophagus go down?
The esophagus connect with the stomach just below the diaphragm.
