answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The opening between the mouth and the esophagus is called the pharynx.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago

The process of food entering the oral cavity is ingestion.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago

It is called ingestion. Entry of food into digestive system

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

The Oropharynx

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

Fauces

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is it called when food enters the oral cavity?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is the function of the oral groove?

an oral groove specially the one found in Paramecium serves as their "mouth" its where their to-be-ingested food enters. an oral groove specially the one found in Paramecium serves as their "mouth" its where their to-be-ingested food enters.


What is the broken down food from the oral cavity called?

chyme


What is the chamber between tongue and palate called?

This chamber is called the oral cavity. Actually the entire space that the tongue and teeth are in is the oral cavity.


Does digestion start in your oral cavity?

yes it does. It starts right when you put the food in your mouth and the mouth is part of the oral cavity.


What is the opening of the oral cavity called?

The mouth.


What is the Scientific name for teeth?

The "Wisdom teeth" are technically called the 3rd molars.


Muscular funnel the receives air from the nasal cavity and food from oral cavity and drink?

pharynx


Do paranasal sinuses open into the oral cavity?

No, paranasal sinuses do not open directly into the oral cavity. They are connected to the nasal cavity and help to warm, humidify, and filter the air we breathe. The oral cavity is separate and has its own openings for the passage of air, food, and saliva.


Does the guinea pigs have a oral cavity?

No, they do not have pockets in their cheeks to carry food.


What it is a oral cavity?

The oral cavity is another name for the mouth.


What passes through the pharynx?

oxygen (air) and food


What is the name of the space found behind the oral cavity and above the laryngopharynx?

The oropharynx is the space behind the oral cavity and above the laryngopharynx.