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The esophagus. Deeply lined muscle that almost contracts and pushes food down to the stomach
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoit is through the contraction of muscles and a process called peristalsis. the more generally word used is swallowing
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Does Peristalsis within the trachea help push food to the stomach?
The trachea is your windpipe, so food shouldn't go down there. However peristalsis does help push food down the Oesophagus into the stomach.
How does the food move down the esophagus?
The food moves in the food pipe because muscles push it down into the stomach.
Do the muscles in the gullet help to push the food down to the stomach?
The mouth chew the food first, a muscle at the back of the mouth forces the food down your gullet and the gullet's muscle forces it down into your stomach.
Where does the food pass through between the mouth and stomach?
It travels down our esophagus, which is basically a long wide tube that has muscles the whole way down it for pushing food towards our stomach. When we vomit, these muscles work in reverse to push stomach contents back upward.
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.
How does the esophagus help the human body?
Transports consumed material to the internal organs. It can push food and drink down to the stomach.
Why does the esophagus push food to the stomach?
it is because of the peristalsis
What ringed muscles push food to the stomach?
Esophagus
Acid breaks down food were?
Acid breaks down the food in the stomach. Pepsin is the enzyme that breaks down the proteins from the food, in the stomach. Highly acidic pH helps to break down the food.
Food reaches the stomach by going down the?
Food reaches to the stomach by going down the esophagus.
What breaks down food in your body?
Your stomach
What does food travel through on its way to the stomach?
It travels down our esophagus, which is basically a long wide tube that has muscles the whole way down it for pushing food towards our stomach. When we vomit, these muscles work in reverse to push stomach contents back upward.
