The Stomach
stomach
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Stomach
stomach
Yes, after being placed in the mouth and chewed, the food bolus is swallowed, passing through the oropharynx into the esophagus.
The portion of food to be swallowed at a time is 1 tablespoon to be exact!
The tongue is a muscle which pushes food to the back of the mouth, where it the food is then swallowed.
A soft mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed is known as
bolus
Phlegm will go into your stomach and the acid in your stomach will dispose of it naturally, just the way it does when you swollow food. It is not harmful to swallow phlegm.
Esophagus
The medical term for the mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed is "bolus."
Esophagus
So the trachea can flatten to make room when there is a large amount of food being swallowed through the esophagus.