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The epiglottis covers the esophagus. The epiglottis is a small flap that covers the epiglottis when breathing and covers the trachea, or windpipe, when you are eating to prevent food from entering the lungs.
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∙ 7y agoMucous coats and protects the lining of the stomach as well as the entire digestive tract. It is found on any surface of the body that leads to the outside of the body. For example, the respiratory tract, urogenital tract as well as the digestive tract. Remember that last bad cold you got and all the extra mucous your respiratory tract made?
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∙ 10y agoMucus is the thick slippery substance that lines the esophagus.
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∙ 13y agoMucus lines your stomach, to keep it from being burned by stomach acid.
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Passageway for food that is behind the trachea?
The esophagus is the tube from pharynx to stomach.
Is the esophagus is involved in chemical digestion?
The esophagus has a physical break down. The esophagus squeezes the food down into the stomach, making this a physical break down.
What is the chemical of esophagus?
Esophagus is an anatomy organ and hasn't a chemical formula.
Where in the body do air and food passages cross?
The Pharynx.
Is the linning of the esophagus simple columnar?
No, Stratified Squamous epithelium tissue lines the esophagus.
How can you unscramble the letters loisigttep?
The anagram is "epiglottis" (tissue that covers the windpipe and esophagus).
What is epiglottis and what is its purpose?
It's a "flap" that covers either the trachea or esophagus. It prevents you from choking. When you eat, it covers the trachea so food will go down the esophagus and not the windpipe (trachea). If food gets down your trachea, you will choke.
What is the soft tissue valve that covers the larynx and allows food to enter the esophagus?
Epiglottis
What is tracheoesophageal puncture?
Tracheoesophageal puncture. a hole is made between the trachea and esophagus and a valve is inserted into the hole. The person breathes air into the lungs and then covers the hole in the throat. During exhalation,the esophagus vibrates and creates speech
DurinG swallowing does the epiglottis cover the esophagus to prevent choking?
Covers the trachea not the oesophagus since the oesophagus is where your food goes down.
What is difference between keratinized and non keratinized stratified squamous epithelium?
Keratinized covers the dry areas of the skin whilst non keratized covers moist areas such as the larynx, vagina, and upper esophagus.
How does Esophagus function with trachia?
Okay if I get what you are saying, there is a little flap called the epiglottis that switches between covering the esophagus and trachia. When you are eating food this flap covers the trachia so you don't get food in your lungs (that would be very bad) and when you're just breathing normally the epiglottis covers your esophagus so you can actually breath. I you think you have a problem with your epiglottis then go to the doctor immediately. Hoped this answered your question. If not well you just learned something new today! ^_^
Which organ cleans the blood coming from the digestive organ?
The liver because the liver is down of the esophagus and covers some little part of the stomach.
Which organs clean the blood coming from the digestion organs?
The liver because the liver is down of the esophagus and covers some little part of the stomach.
What connects the esophagus and duodenum?
yes, they connect at the pharynx or more commonly called the throat. but every time you swallow the epiglottis (end of the tongue) covers the trachea (windpipe) so that the food or liquid can get to the esophagus hope that helps
How do you make a sentence with esophagus?
I can give you several sentences.The esophagus leads to the stomach.His esophagus had an ulcer.Stomach acid can splash into the esophagus.
What are the measurements of the chickens digestive system?
The small intestine of a chicken is 4.5 feet in length. A chicken's esophagus is around 35 cm long, which covers 17% of the digestive tract.
