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Not much. It pretty much is on a slimy ride down a 10 inch tube that ends in the stomach. It is propelled down this hollow organ by a process called peristalsis. The name used for the ball of food at this point is a bolus. It consists of masticated (chewed) food plus saliva. The saliva has some enzymes that help digest carbohydrates and some glue-like stuff that makes it stick together into a ball, thus the name bolus.
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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.
How does Mechanical digestion happens in the stomach?
The stomach squeezes to help break down food.
What happens in your stomach with acid?
the acid breaks down your food
What happens along the canal from food entering till it reaches the stomach?
Peristalsis. Food is actively moved (down) to the stomach.
What chemicals in the Owls stomach that break down the owls food?
All owls have 2 stomachs. One is the first stomach which I think break down all of the possible food that can be eaten. The rest goes to the 2nd stomach The GIzzard and that squezes the bones, fur and what ever can not be eaten and then they puke it back up in what we call pellets
What does a toad's stomach do?
A Toad's stomach digests the food, insects, that it has eaten.
What happens to the food in the stomach?
food in the stomach is digested in order to Increase its surface area of the food to be easily absorbed in the small intestines. What happens to food once it has entered the stomach is that gastric juices are secreted to help break down the food even more. In the stomach, food is mixed and broken up and is absorbed into the bloodstream.
What happens to food before it enters your stomach?
Once food enters your mouth, saliva begins to break it down. When you swallow, the food moves down your esophagus to your stomach. The act of swallowing is also called deglutition.
What happens in pharynx?
The muscles in the esophagus move the food down into the stomach.
What happens in the stomach during the digestion?
what orgens resposible for digestion
What happens in the stomach during the process of digestion?
During digestion, the stomach breaks down food into smaller pieces through the action of stomach acid and enzymes. This process helps to further break down food into nutrients that can be absorbed by the body. The stomach also churns and mixes the food to aid in digestion.
What does the stomach do to your food?
The stomach breaks down your food. When you swallow your food, it lands in the stomach. It is broken down by stomach acids and moved into the intestines.
