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the bolus is formed by chemwing food. it is swallowed and muscles in your throat push it down the esophagus past a valve into your stomach. once there the bolus disintegrates and digestion begins.
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No, it is the other way round.
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The passage way through which food moves into the body?
esophagus
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Bolus is the form which is taken by food which is being chewed. When you chew food in your mouth, saliva is excreted releasing amylase to break down the watch in the food. Your mouth (teeth, tongue etc) works in a certain way so that the food you are about to digest is formed into a ball shape called Bolus. It is turned into this shape so that it can move through the oesophagus more easily. Bolus will also be covered in digestive juices as it travels down the pipe however it breaks down once it reaches the small intestine.
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it wiggles its way through the soil.
What organ does food move through on its way to stomach?
Mouth.
