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What muscle is that bottom of stomach that lets food into small intestine?

The pyloric sphincter


What pushes food to the stomachs exit?

The gateway to your stomach is called the lower esophageal sphincter. This ring-like muscle opens and closes the passage between your esophagus and your stomach, as needed. During the digestive process, the sphincter relaxes and lets food pass into your stomach. Food goes through a significant part of the digestive process inside your stomach.


What is the pancrias?

it lets gastric juices in your stomach


Where is the esophogus?

The esophagus is a tube-like organ that runs from the throat down to the stomach. The esophagus allows food to travel from the throat to the stomach via a muscle movement called, 'Peristalsis.'


What is a J-shaped muscular sac that stores food and helps to digest food?

The stomach stretchy muscular sac holds food.


What churns and mixes food?

The stomach the stomach the stomach's job is to churn and mixed and digest food until it's a liquid.


What does the stomach do to your food?

The stomach breaks down your food. When you swallow your food, it lands in the stomach. It is broken down by stomach acids and moved into the intestines.


What does the stomach carry?

The esophagus carries boluses of food from the mouth to the stomach.


Is is normal to have weak legs when you have the stomach flu?

Yes, it is. When you have the stomach flu, you generally can't keep food or water down. This lack of fuel for the body makes everything weak, from the body to the mind. So, yes it is normal for you to have weak lets when you have the stomach flu. However, if the weakness persists after a few days after the stomach flu clears up and you've been able to hold down food and water, you might want to see a doctor.


What does the stomach produce to help digest food?

The stomach produces an acid to help digest food.


What is food like after digestion in the stomach?

Food becomes semisolid after digestion in stomach.


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.