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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.
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What organ squeezes food down into the stomach is the?
The Esophagus
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.
Muscular organ that squeezes food into chyme?
stomach
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 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 happens in the stomach during the digestion of a ham sandwich that you ate for lunch?
The Ham Sandwich is broken down both chemically and mechanically because the stomach produces gastric acid that breaks it down. Also, the stomach squeezes the food to help it break it down which is mechanical digestion.
Is the esophagus is involved in chemical digestion?
The esophagus has a physical break down. The esophagus squeezes the food down into the stomach, making this a physical break down.
What is the function of a grasshoppers esophagus?
the esophagus squeezes food to pass through down to the stomach.
How do enzyme helps digestion?
they speed up the breakdown of food in the stomach and small intestine
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.
