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What muscle does the esophagus pass through to reach the stomach?
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∙ 13y ago
The lower esophageal sphincter muscle/the cardiac sphincter muscle.
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What organ does the esophagus pass through?
The esophagus is the tube food passes through to reach from your mouth to your stomach.
What is the long tube that food passes through to reach the stomach?
esophagus
What organ helps reach the stomach?
The stomach is a connected to the esophagus and to the intestines. To reach the stomach for some medical procedures a scope is placed through the esophagus.
What is the function of the esophagus in respiratory system?
The function of the esophagus is to connect the throat to the stomach. This allow food and/or liquid to reach the stomach after it is swallowed.
How could food reach the stomach?
How does blood enter the stomach to the heart, which route does it take?
What 2 organs help food reach the stomach?
Esophagus and the ?
How does food move through the esophagus?
Saliva in the mouth moistens the food, while mastication (chewing) breaks the food into pieces. These enter the esophagus where gravity, the circular action of sliding against smooth muscle, and slight peristalsis moves the food into the stomach. Peristalsis is similar to gentle waves within the muscle walls of the esophagus. Peristalsis only and always moves in one direction: downward. Peristalsis in the intestines is stronger.gravity my friend. gravity.
How does food go down the esophagus?
When food enters the oesophagus, waves of muscular contraction and relaxation push the bolus down towards the stomach. As the muscle contracts and squeezes, the bolus moves to the area where the muscle is relaxed, which will be further down the oesophagus. The muscles further up will stay cntracted so that the bolus can't work it's way back up. Eventually, the bolus will reach the stomach.
What is esophageal cancer.?
Esophageal cancer is a type of cancer that attacks the esophagus. The esophagus is the muscular tube connecting the throat to the stomach. It is about 10 to 13 inches long. The food you eat needs to pass through the esophagus in order to reach the stomach for further digestion to take place. The esophagus is made up of several layers and cancerous cells usually begin to multiply in the inner layer and grow out to the outer layers. There are two types of esophageal cancer: adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
How saliva in your mouth help us to swallow food?
i saliva does not reach the stomach, it gets broken down in the esophagus!
Location of the stomach to the diaphragm?
The epigastric (above stomach) region contains the majority of the stomach, part of the liver, part of the pancreas, part of the duodenum, part of the spleen, and the adrenal glands
What happen when food couldn't reach the stomach?
The stomach breaks up and digests the food people eat. If something within the stomach and digestive system is not functioning properly food will not digest properly. This can lead to stomach pain and a build up of undigested food in the stomach.
