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Mucus helps the chewed food "bolus" slide down the esaphugus "throat".
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How does mucus affect food in the digestive system?
mucus lubricates the food as it passes down the oesophagus (gullet).
What does the acronym oes stand for?
OES: Occupational Employment statistics. OES: Order of the Eastern Star. OES: Oregon Episcopal School. OES: Office of Emergency Services. These are just some examples of what OES can stand for.
Do you need mucus?
You need mucus to allow food and liquids to slide smoothly down your esophagus.
What is oes?
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Why does the esophagus secrete mucus?
because mucus lubricates (moistens ) food so that it slides down the esophagus more easily
Substance you n saliva that makes food slippery?
mucus
Mixture of partially digested food enzymes and mucus?
A bolus
How does mucus and digestive acids protect the skin?
Without mucus your stomach would eat it self. The acids help break food down.
How clams get food?
Water and food particles are drawn in through one siphon to the gills where tiny, hair-like cilia move the water, and the food is caught in mucus on the gills. From there, the food-mucus mixture is transported along a groove to the palps which push it into the clam's mouth.
What is a thick fluid that helps soften and lubricate food in stumich?
Mucus
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