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Peristalsis. The movement of muscles bringing the food to the stomach.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoI believe it does mechanical breakdown because the esophagus muscles push down the food which would be mechanical breakdown.
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∙ 12y agoIt carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
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∙ 8y agoNo digestion occurs in the esophagus -- neither chemical nor mechanical.
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∙ 8y agoThe only job the esophagus has is to get the food from the mouth to the stomach. There is no chemical digestion going on there.
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CHEMICAL
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Is the esophagus chemical digestion or mechanical digestion?
No chemical or mechanical digestion occurs in the esophagus, only propulsion, which is one of the six digestive processes.
What is the importance of the pharynx and the esophagus in the digestion process?
While the pharynx and esophagus do not perform any mechanical or chemical digestive processes, they provide a critical service for the digestive system. They move food from the mouth to the stomach.
Is mouth mechanical or chemical digestion?
Saliva begins the chemical digestion of starch. It also is important for the success of mechanical digestion of the mouth, but does not, in its own, perform mechanical digestion.
What two organs use both mechanical and chemical digestion?
Both the mouth and the stomach perform mechanical and chemical digestion.
Is the small intestines chemical or mechanical?
The small intestine completes the process of chemical digestion.
What are the organs of the digestion in order that the food passes through?
The mechanical process of digestion is first, followed closely by chemical digestion. After that it is mostly chemical digestion, then absorption, and lastly elimination, or defecation.
What is the initial site of mechanical and chemical digestion?
The mouth is the beginning of both mechanical and chemical digestion. Chewing breaks the food into smaller pieces and the saliva wets the food but also adds an enzyme called amylase that begins the digestion of carbohydrates.
Is the esophagus a common passageway for respiration and digestion?
No, the esophagus only functions in digestion. The trachea is the passageway for respiration.
What type of digestion is produced by breaking down and chewing food?
Chemical digestion
What is after the esophagus in the digestion?
stomach
What are the types of digestion?
Chemical digestion and mechanical digestion
Is a large intestine a mechanical digestion?
Chewing is mechanical digestion.
