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Chewed up food in the esophagus and stomach = bolus,
In the small intestine = chyme
In the large instestine = waste / fecal matter/ feces
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What happens to food when it goes down the esophagus?
the food is then forced down the esophagus.
What goes through your esophagus?
The food that that you chew is what goes down your esophagus.
Tube carrying food from the mouth to he stomach?
The digestive system the esophagus. Food goes from your mouth and goes down your esophagus then to the stomach blood goes around the food and the liver takes what the blood absorbed down
Which tube does food go down from?
Food goes down the esophagus.
When food is swallowed it goes down the?
Esophagus
How does the esophagus work?
The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. When you swallow, muscles in the esophagus contract to push food down towards the stomach through a series of coordinated muscle movements called peristalsis. The esophageal sphincter at the lower end of the esophagus opens to allow food to enter the stomach and then closes to prevent backflow.
Where does the food goes when it travels down the esophagus?
To the stomach
What is the name of the tube food goes down when you swallowed?
The name of the tube that food goes down when you swallow is called your esophagus.
What is it called when food is going down the esophagus?
The chewed up lump of food is known as a bolus.
What is the name of the pipe that food goe down after you swallow it?
The name of the tube that food goes down when you swallow is called your esophagus.
Where is the esophagus in humans?
It is where the food goes down, so basically where your throat is.
What happens in pharynx?
The muscles in the esophagus move the food down into the stomach.
