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The muscular door between the esophagus and stomach is called the what?
The valve between the esophagus and the stomach is called the lower esophageal sphincter.
What is the ring called at the end of the esophagus?
The ring at the end of the esophagus is the lower esophageal sphincter.
What does the long food tube called?
The tube that helps with the motion of food travelling to the stomach is called the esophagus. The esophagus is also called the food pipe.
What is the gatekeeper of the esophagus called?
The Epiglottis
What are the little hairs in the esophagus called?
Cilia
Does the trachea is posterior to the esophagus and superior to the larynx?
The Larynx is anatomically slightly anterior, or in front of, the esophagus. Larynx ( also called as VOICE BOX ) is anterior to esophagus.
What is a fafalafugus?
It is not called a fafalafagus, it is called an esophagus. People say fafalafagus because they don't know what it is or they don't know how to say it. Your esophagus is in the beginning of your digestion. Air is supposed to go down your esophagus not food. Thats why people choke.
What is the straight part of the digestive system called?
esophagus
What are the longitudinal muscles in the esophagus called?
smooth muscle
What is the wave like motion of the esophagus called?
Peristalsis
The food passageway from the mouth to the stomach is called what?
esophagus
What is the pain in the esophagus known as?
Pain in the esophagus is commonly called heartburn. Most people do not realize that the esophagus travels down right behind the heart before it connects to the stomach.
