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After passing through the pharynx, the food enters the esophagus, a muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach. muscle contractions push the food through the esophagus and toward the stomach.
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∙ 12y agoThe esophagus doesn't really act towards digesting, it acts as a connecting tube between the mouth and the stomach. Food travels through the esophagus via a muscle motion called, 'Peristalsis.'
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∙ 8y agoTurtles put on battle gear and march into your mouth to digest it!
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What happens to food when it goes down the esophagus?
the food is then forced down the esophagus.
What happens to food after digestid?
into esophagus.
What happens when you have a large esophagus?
if you have a big esophagus then the food you eat will go fast into your stomach
What happens to food as it passes through your esophagus?
it goes to your stomach
What happens in pharynx?
The muscles in the esophagus move the food down into the stomach.
What happens to food when it passes through the esophagus?
It goes into the stomach and gets digested.
What happens to the food you have eaten as it goes to the stomach?
it goes in to your esophagus and is store in the stomach in several hours.
What is the food passageway posterior to the larynx?
The esophagus is the food passageway posterior to the larynx.
What is biggest part of digestive system is?
Either the stomach or the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that carries the food from your mouth into the stomach.ummm no!! its the small intestine its 22 ft long that where everything happens.
What is the biggest part of the digestive system?
Either the stomach or the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that carries the food from your mouth into the stomach.ummm no!! its the small intestine its 22 ft long that where everything happens.
Which organ in the digestive system moves food from the mouth to the stomach?
The esophagus is the digestive organ that moves food from the mouth to the stomach. No digestion, only transport, happens in the esophagus.
What happens to the cardiac sphincter when pregnant?
It relaxes because of the hormone progesterone allowing food to come back to the esophagus.
