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If I remember correctly, Peristalsis is what allows this to happen. Hope that helps :)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agothis is because you have muscles on the inside of the esophagus and when we swallow there is a wave of contracting and relaxing muscles pulling the food tword the stomach.
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How do you swallow food that doesn' t fall by gravity?
You turn Upside down.
Which animal cannot swallow food if it is held upside down?
While most animals have a difficult time swallowing their food when they are held upside down, there is one animal that cannot swallow when held in this manner. This animal is a chicken.
Could you swallow upside down?
Yes
Trachea allows air to draw into the lungs?
yes you have a esophagus for when you eat food that has muscles that pushes food down to your stomach, that's why you can swallow even if your upside down and you have a trachea for air.
Is it possible to swallow while upside down?
Yes. It's slightly more difficult because you're working against gravity, though. The oesophagus is a tube-like organ, and the act of swallowing squeezes the food through the tube to down to the stomach, or sideways, or up as the case may be.
How the body enables you to swallow water upside down?
Peristalsis and esophgeal musclulature.
Can you defecate in up-side-down position?
Yes just like you can swallow upside-down! Because of a muscle called a sphincter that pushes food and fecal matter in one direction
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.
Why can food still move though the digestive system while n space?
Gravity doesn't pull food down through your digestive system, but an array of muscles squeeze it through. This is also why you can swallow when upside-down.
How do astronaut drink water in zero graity?
The same way that a person can be upside-down on Earth and still swallow water. The ability to swallow has nothing to do with gravity; it has to do with the muscles in the esophagus which move food and water from the throat to the stomach.
How do you upside down?
Turn upside and put the food in your mouth 🤦
Is it possible for food from your mouth to go into the stomach even when you are upside down explain it?
Yes because your neck muscles are strong enough to push your food into your stomach even if your upside down Though sitting upside down puts extra strain on your heart, making breathing slightly faster, eating upside down can be potentially dangerous in the aspect that most people inhale their food rather than swallow. Yes, as the other user said above, it is possible, but not because of the muscles in the throat. When you swallow, the muscles of the throat can, however, manage to push your food into the upper esophageal sphincter which pushes food into the esophagus, a narrow passage of muscles which is barely affected by your gravity. As the muscles of the esophagus contract, your food is pushed down (or in this case up) into the lower esophageal sphincter which quickly opens at the last second to allow your food passage into the stomach. In a simpler form, it's not about the strength, but the fact that the muscles are so tight and the process is so fast that gravity really has no affect on the process.
