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# The food is chewed up and moistened with saliva to become a bolus, or a rounded mass of food. # The bolus is pushed to the back of the mouth by the tongue and the cheeks. # The soft palate and pendant uvula seal off the nasal cavity. # The tip of the tongue pushes up against the top of the mouth while the base of the tongue pushes the food down, and the sides of the pharynx contract. # The hyoid bone and the larynx are elevated. # The bolus pushes down on the epiglottis, which blocks the trachea. # A contraction of the pharynx pushes the bolus into the esophagus, past the larynx. # Another wave of contractions pushes the bolus through the esophagus to the stomach. The muscles of the neck and throat then relax and return to their normal breathing position
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How long is the food stay in the stomach?
8 hours
What are the important steps to the digestive system?
The main steps are1. Teeth/Tongue and Salivary glands2. The Esophagus3. The Stomach4. The Pancreas and Liver (in the duodenum)5. The Small Intestine (jejunum)6. The Large Intestine7. The RectumSome lists include 8 (i.e. chewing and saliva as separate processes)Both steps 4 and 5 take place past the stomach, in the small intestine. The upper part, the duodenum, is where pancreatic enzymes and bile from the gall bladder are added. The lower part called the jejunum is where food is absorbed, and other nutrients in a third section called the ileum.
What are the 8 steps of food service process?
recieving
What are the similarities between the human abdomen and the grasshopper abdomen?
It begins in the mouth grasshoppers have mandibles, humans, teeth to chew food. It is then digested in the abdomen, grasshoppers in 8 steps, humans in 6.
How long is food in the esophagus before entering the stomach?
8 seconds
What surroundes the mouth of a sea cucumber?
Big tentacles that suck food into its mouth.
What are the main 5 organs in the digestive system?
The main organs of the digestive system are the mouth, stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, and large intestine. Secondary organs include the esophagus (food tube connecting mouth and stomach) and the gall bladder (concentrates and distributes the bile from the liver).First of all it is the mouth, then the tongue, then the esophagus or food pipe. Then it is the stomach. After that, it is the liver which secretes bile juice, then the pancreas. After that, it passes to small intestine, then to large intestine and then finally to the rectum, then the anus, and then it is excreted.
What are the release dates for The Food Nanny - 2010 Baby Steps to Dinner Time 1-8?
The Food Nanny - 2010 Baby Steps to Dinner Time 1-8 was released on: USA: 25 March 2010
How many hours does the food stay in to stomach?
For about 3 hours.
How many steps are there to digestive system?
8 I think...Salivate, Chew, Swallow, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum, Toilet
What is the function of each cow stomach?
digesting the food that it eats. Just one stomach, but chambers called , reticulum rumen, omasum and abomasum ,for the ultimate efficiency in digestion.
What is the function of the abdominal esophagus?
The esophagus is a muscular tube connecting the throat with the stomach. It is about 8 inches long and transports saliva, liquids and foods from the mouth to the stomach.
