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The esophagus is made up of smooth muscle tissue. To swallow food down to the stomach, the tissue that is above the food in the esophagus contracts while the tissue below it loosens, allowing food to slide down. This is all involuntary.
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Which activity normally occurs in the esophagus of a human body?
Process of peristalsis.
What tendon in the human body looks like a pair of scissors?
Esophagus
What is the function of the epiglottis in the human body Thank you?
The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that selectively blocks the trachea and the esophagus as needed. It blocks the esophagus, allowing flow through the trachea when breathing. It blocks the trachea, allowing flow through the esophagus when swallowing. This prevents choking and inhalation of food.
How does the esophagus work with the brain?
The esophagus and brain work together when you swallow and move your food to your stomach. Did you realize that you do that with a coordinated effort of your nervous system, digestive system, and muscular system? Probably not because it happens automatically. After you swallow a reflex mechanism takes over and the smooth muscles in your esophagus move the food down with peristaltic contractions.
Where is esophagus in a rat?
Almost exactly in the same place as a human. It is part of the digestive tube leading from the mouth to the stomach.
Where does the human esophagus lead?
it leads to the stomach
Which system includes the esophagus?
The digestive system includes the esophagus.
What other organs work with the esophagus?
Just a lucky guess.. The answer to "what other organ work with the esophagus?" is.. The "male organ?"
Where is air warmed and cooled in the human body?
in the esophagus.___.
Does the human body have more than one esophagus?
no
What organ is attached to a pigs esophagus?
A stomach is attached the esophagus. A pigs anatomy is a lot like a human most people use pigs to understand the human anatomy.
Which activity normally occurs in the esophagus of a human body?
Process of peristalsis.
What tendon in the human body looks like a pair of scissors?
Esophagus
What does esaphagus mean?
The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach and is responsible for transporting food and liquids to the stomach for digestion.
What does a horse's esophagus do?
The role of the esophagus in an earthworm is to bring food to the stomach for digestion. The esophagus also maintain food flow in one direction.
What system of the body does esophagus work with?
digestive system
How does the esophagus work?
The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. When you swallow, muscles in the esophagus contract to push food down towards the stomach through a series of coordinated muscle movements called peristalsis. The esophageal sphincter at the lower end of the esophagus opens to allow food to enter the stomach and then closes to prevent backflow.
