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How long does it takes for food to travel through the esophagus?
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∙ 11y ago
depends on what you eat and how well you chew and your metabolism is a big role. Athletes digest food much faster than couch potatoes.
"Digestion time varies depending on the individual. For healthy adults, it's usually between 24 and 72 hours. After you eat, it takes about six to eight hours for food to pass through your stomach and small intestine. Food then enters your large intestine (colon) for further digestion and absorption of water. Elimination of undigested foodresidue through the large intestine usually begins after 24 hours. Complete elimination from the body may take several days
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How long does it take food to pass through the digestive track?
The amount of time it takes for food to travel from the esophagus to the stomach in an average, healthy human being is 5 to 6 seconds. Food then stays in the stomach for 2 to 4 hours before passing through to the small intestine.
Where does food travel to after the mouth?
the esophagus!
What is the tube through which food moves via peristalsis but no digestion takes place?
The esophagus moves food via peristalsis, but no digestion occurs in the esophagus. It connects the mouth and stomach.
How does food travel through the esophagus?
stomach- small intestine- large instestine
What organ does your body use to digest food?
the mouth,the stomach,the esophagus,liver,small intestine,large intestine,
What is the function of the esophagus in sharks?
the esophagus it a tube like food passage it takes food down into the stomach
Does food pass through the pharynx?
Food does pass through the pharynx before it goes into the esophagus and on to the stomach.
What is the muscular tube that takes chewed up food from the pharynx to the stomach?
esophagus
How quickly does food move through your esophagus?
2-3 sec. it takes 4-8 minutes for food to trvel down the esophagus
Where does food go after it passes the throat?
It goes through the pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.After food passes through the throat, it moves into the esophagus. The esophagus is a muscular tube that brings food to the stomach.
What is the main functions of the esophagus?
The esophagus takes the food from the mouth to the stomach. Food moves through the esophagus by peristalsis, which is muscle contractions the pushes the food downward. At the end of the esophagus is the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which prevents food from re-entering the esophagus after it's reached the stomach.
What goes through your esophagus?
The food that that you chew is what goes down your esophagus.
