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It carries the food from your mouth to your stomach
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What role does the esophagus play in the digestion system?
it sends broken down food to the stomach for digestion
Which best describes the role of the esophagus in the digestion?
It carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
Which best described the role of the esophagus in digestion?
It carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
Which describes the best role of the esophagus in digestion?
It carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
What role does your esophagus play in digestion?
the osophagus is the conduit for all compounds to enter the body
What does a horse's esophagus do?
The role of the esophagus in an earthworm is to bring food to the stomach for digestion. The esophagus also maintain food flow in one direction.
What role does digestion and absorption play in homeostasis?
to absorb food
Does any digestion of food occur in the esophagus?
Yes saliva is used to help turn the food into a substance which is able to slide down the esophagus. Salivary glands produce the saliva in the mouth however; the saliva does help to digest the food slightly in order for it to be moved by peristaltic waves. The main function of the esophagus is to move the food, but it will have been slightly digested.
What kind of digestion happens in your esophagus?
the esophagus is just the delivery guy. It just push the food down to your stomach. But what it also does is uses saliva enzymes to slide it down to make it soft and actually digestible. An important role.
What role does the gastric juices play digestion?
because,it breaks down and dissolve the nutrients in food..
What is the Pharynx role in digestion?
The Pharynx provides a passage from the mouth to the esophagus and larynx. This opening allows swallowed substances into the esophagus yes yes.
What role do salivary glands play in digesting the food that you eat?
The Salivary Glands make saliva which moistens the food and helps the food to move through the Esophagus easily.
