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The esophagus, the tube that carries food from the throat down to the stomach, is composed of muscles. These muscle usually contract in a controlled sequence to propel the food down and keep it down much like the motion of milking a cow or squeezing a tube of tooth paste.
Sometimes these muscle can contract in an uncontrolled manner much like a cramp in your leg ("Charlie Horse"). When this happens it can create difficulty swallowing and chest pain that feels very similar to a heart attack.
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What muscle brings the food down to esophagus?
That would be the upper and lower esophogeal sphincters.
What is the advantage of intubation in the semi-upright position?
Provides easier passage of the endotracheal tube past the vocal cords. Also helps to get past any swelling in the esophogeal area and helps visually to avoid esophogeal varices or foreign obstructions.
What you call when a muscle contracts involuntarily?
cardiac and smooth
Which joints are affected in carpopedal spasm?
carpopedal spasm are spasm of the hand or foot, or of the thumbs and great toes.
When was Spasm - album - created?
Spasm - album - was created in 1993.
What cell term rhymes with spasm?
Cytoplasm rhymes with spasm.
How do you write a sentence using the word spasm?
My hand just had a spasm!
What is an example sentence for spasm?
As he fell, he could feel a spasm in his back.
Spasm in the esophagus?
Yes. Esophageal spasm is a known medical condition.
What is the antonym of spasm?
Antonyms of spasm would be calm, relaxed, still.
What is a sentence for spasm?
He ran so far his leg muscle went into a spasm.
When was Nihilist Spasm Band created?
Nihilist Spasm Band was created in 1965.
