The esophagus when swallowing is like an undulating tube--it begins a constant, rhythmic movement downward. The movement is in segments, continually pushing food and fluid down.
Involuntary muscles are controlled by the medulla which is present in the hindbrain part , the involuntary act involve the movement of food in our oesophagus.
Well, I swallowed one today. You choke and feel like you re gonna throw up... You can still breath because of the middle whole but it feels like someone stuffed a marble in your oesophagus
Peristalsis is the movement of food through the alimentary canal, caused by rhythmic contractions of the muscles therein.
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While talking, the muscles involved in swallowing are busy coordinating speech sounds and movements, making it difficult to swallow liquid or solid food properly. This is due to the shared neural pathways and muscle movements involved in both activities, causing interference and making it difficult to do both simultaneously.
You can get chemical burns along your throat and stomach if you swallow lye.
Peristalsis is a distinctive pattern of smooth muscle contractions that propels food through the esophagus and intestines.radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down a muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion.
Only if it gets stuck on the way through your oesophagus (throat), once in you're stomach it will pass through and eventually come out the other end!