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The Esophagus
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Muscular organ that squeezes food into chyme?
stomach
What tissue squeezes food down into the stomach?
the yellow one
How does Mechanical digestion happens in the stomach?
The stomach squeezes to help break down food.
What muscular organ squeezes food into chyme?
The stomach mixes food, swallowed saliva, and gastric juices into a substance called chyme.
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 organs help digest food?
== == the organ that helps break down food is the stomach. hope i helped
What is a muscular tube that squeezes food down to the stomach?
The esophagus is a tube made of smooth muscle. It carries food from throat to stomach. The muscular movements of peristalsis moves the food downward, as well as by gravity. However, you can be upside down and food will still get to the stomach.
What is the organ that produce acid to aid in the breaking down of food?
the stomach
Which organ breaks down food chemically and then absorbs the nutrients?
stomach
What is the function of the esopagus?
The esophagus functions as a tube that connects the throat (pharynx) to the stomach. Its main function is to transport food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach through rhythmic contractions called peristalsis.
What squeezes food down to stomach?
Your esophagus moves it so even when you eat upside down it will still go to your stomach. The series of muscle relaxations (infront of the bolus) and contractions (behind the bolus) that moved food down the esophagus is called peristalsis.
What organ mechanically mixes food?
The Stomach uses muscle force and acid to break down food.
