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Why does the Esophagus have saliva?
the mouth has salivary glands to help the food go down the esophagus easier
How does help juices in deigestion?
It push your food down the esophagus when it get suck down your throat it helps go down.
How does nutrients get from mouth down esophagus?
You break it down by chewing it and while you're doing that, your saliva will help dampen the food. Once it is small enough, you swallow it and it travels down through your esophagus. Your nutrients are absorbed while it travels, not while it is in the esophagus.
What is the function of osephagus?
the ESOPHAGUS is a tube in the throat which food goes down when you swallow. (swallowing is mostly involuntary because the esophagus is made of smooth muscle, a type of muscle that works without control of the brain.) The food goes down into the stomach. On the top half of the esophagus is a sphincter, as well as on the bottom half. they help close off the esophagus.
What do you call the movement that pushes the food from the esophagus to the stomach?
Peristalsis is what its called. Im NT lying. its true.
Which best describe the role of the esophagus in digestion?
The esophagus transports food from the mouth to the stomach through rhythmic muscle contractions called peristalsis. It does not play a direct role in digestion, as its main function is to facilitate the passage of food into the stomach for further processing.
How saliva in your mouth help us to swallow food?
i saliva does not reach the stomach, it gets broken down in the esophagus!
What 2 organs help food reach the stomach?
Esophagus and the ?
Does any digestion of food occur in the esophagus?
Yes saliva is used to help turn the food into a substance which is able to slide down the esophagus. Salivary glands produce the saliva in the mouth however; the saliva does help to digest the food slightly in order for it to be moved by peristaltic waves. The main function of the esophagus is to move the food, but it will have been slightly digested.
Which two actions help to propel a bolus of food through the digestive tract?
Propulsion is the movement of food down the esophagus and peristalsis is the contractions in the stomach walls that moves food through the digestive tract.
What type of cells are found in the esophagus?
COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL CELLS ARE FOUND IN THE ESOPHAGUS. THEY HELP IN THE PERISTALSIS MOVEMENT OF THE OESOPHAGUS TO MOVE THE FOOD THROUGH IT TO THE STOMACH. COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL CELLS ARE FOUND IN THE ESOPHAGUS. THEY HELP IN THE PERISTALSIS MOVEMENT OF THE OESOPHAGUS TO MOVE THE FOOD THROUGH IT TO THE STOMACH.
Does an esophagus help grind up food?
no it does not. it is a muscle that contracts in waves to pass food to the stomach.
