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What is the process of food traveling through the esophagus called?
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What is the name of the process of viewing the esophagus?
There is a procedure called an endoscopy which is done with an endoscope, this is used to look at the esophagus and the stomach. This process is done by a gastroenterologist.
What Does peristalsis have to do with the esophagus?
Smooth muscles in the wall of an esophagus move food downward with a squeezing action. These waves of muscle contractions move food through the entire digestive tract. This process is called peristalsis.
What is the process that causes food to move through the digestive tube?
There is a process of involuntary contraction and relaxation in successive waves within the the walls of the esophagus and intestine that forces the food along.This process is called Peristalsis.
How quickly does food move through your esophagus?
2-3 sec. it takes 4-8 minutes for food to trvel down the esophagus
Where does your food go through to get to your stomach?
It goes through a hallow tube called the esophagus.
What does the long food tube called?
The tube that helps with the motion of food travelling to the stomach is called the esophagus. The esophagus is also called the food pipe.
What is the muscle action that pushes food down the esophagus and through the intestines called?
It is called deglutition.
What are effects of reflux acid?
The acid burns through the lining of the esophagus. It is sometimes called Heartburn.
Why is it possible for spacemen to pass food down their esophagus in the absence of gravity?
The food is transported down the esophagus by a process called 'peristalsis' - NOT gravity. The food is 'pushed' by the contraction of cartilage rings around the digestive tract. This is why you can (for example) swallow a drink sipped through a straw, while standing on your head.
Thrombus traveling through vascular system is called?
When a thrombus travels through the vascular system it is called an embolus.
What happens to food in the esophagus?
After passing through the pharynx, the food enters the esophagus, a muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach. muscle contractions push the food through the esophagus and toward the stomach.
What moves a bolus of food from the mouth to the stomach?
first it goes through a door called the epigladus, then goes through the rset of you esophagus then is dessoulved by your inzime juices.
