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Is the esophagus a common passageway for respiration and digestion?
No, the esophagus only functions in digestion. The trachea is the passageway for respiration.
What is after the esophagus in the digestion?
stomach
What kind of digestion happens when teeth cut up food?
That would be mechanical digestion.
What happens to nutrients in the esophagus?
Nutrients in the esophagus mainly pass through to the stomach via peristalsis, which is the coordinated muscle contractions that push food downward. Absorption of nutrients does not occur in the esophagus.
Is the esophagus digestion absorption or elimination?
absorption
Is the esophagus chemical digestion or mechanical digestion?
No chemical or mechanical digestion occurs in the esophagus, only propulsion, which is one of the six digestive processes.
Tube through which food is propelled but no digestion?
The esophagus.
What role does the esophagus play in the digestion system?
it sends broken down food to the stomach for digestion
What receives food from the esophagus?
The stomach receives food from the esophagus. Once food travels through the esophagus, it enters the stomach where digestion begins.
Digestion happens in these what are they?
digestion happens in these
How does contraction of the muscles of the esophagus stomach and intestines help in digestion?
no
What is the tube through which food moves via peristalsis but no digestion takes place?
The esophagus moves food via peristalsis, but no digestion occurs in the esophagus. It connects the mouth and stomach.
