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peristalsis.... the reason why food travels through the esophagus into the stomach is that it is moved along by contractions of smooth muscle surrounding the esophagus. This is known as peristalsis
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoanswwer: Perhaps you're thinking of peristalsis.
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∙ 12y agoFood is moved from the mouth, down the esophagus, and to the stomach by wave-like movements called peristalsis.
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∙ 12y agoPeristalsis
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What is the function of a muscular pharynx?
The function of the pharynx is to transfer food to the mouth to the esphagus and warm, and moiston and filter air before it moves into the trachea.
Muscular waves or contractions that move food are called?
What is it when walls are muscular and food moves down?
Gut , G.I.T. stomach intestine .
Food moves down the esophagus towards what?
From the oesophagus the food moves towards the stomach. Oesophagus acts as the passage way from mouth to stomach. Stomach lies in your abdomen. The mouth is above the thorax. The gap is filled in by the oesophagus.
What is an pharynx?
Food enters the mouth. The pharynx acts as a suction pump; its muscular walls draw in food. In the pharynx, the pharyngeal glands secrete mucus.
What is the function of a muscular pharynx?
The function of the pharynx is to transfer food to the mouth to the esphagus and warm, and moiston and filter air before it moves into the trachea.
A muscular canal that carries food from the mouth to the stomach?
The esophagus is the muscular tube connecting the mouth and the stomach.
Muscular waves or contractions that move food are called?
What is the Muscular canal that carries food from the mouth to the stomach?
Esophogas
Does food from a bird pass from the stomach into it's gizzard?
from a birds mouth uncheawde food passes into the crop, which stores the food until it absorbs enough moisture to move on. the food enters the stomach and is parcially digested. then it moves into the muscular gizzard.
What is the muscular contraction called that moves food through the stomach?
peristalsis
What is the muscular movement that moves food through out the digestive system?
Peristalsis.
What is the waves of muscular movement that pushes food through the digestive system?
Peristalsis is the term for the waves of muscular movement that push food through the digestive system. Peristalsis is accomplished through the activity of smooth muscle.
What moves food from the mouth to the stomach?
mucsles
What do you name the muscular action that moves food through the digestive system?
Peristalsis
What is it when walls are muscular and food moves down?
Gut , G.I.T. stomach intestine .
Food moves from the mouth to the stomach though what?
The oesophagus
