Mucus is secreted so that peristalsis can occur and can slide easily down you throat.
Mucus is made in goblet cells which occur all along the alimentary canal.
Goblet cell
stomach and small intestine..
this is because the alimentary canal consists of parts which the food flow into the bolus hence it needs to be sliding into the alimentary canal until it come to be digested.
Mucus produced by cells which line the digestive tract.
The alimentary canal runs from the mouth to the anus.
What are the other names in medicine for the alimentary canal?
The alimentary canal or the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
They are the same
Alimentary Canal
alimentary canal
mouth (oesophagus)
The alimentary canal or part of the alimentary canal usually the intestines and the stomach.
alimentary canal of roundworm is complete with a well devoloped muscular pharynx