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What is the name of Wave like process that moves food down the esophagus?
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∙ 8y ago
Peristalsis is the term for the wavelike motions of the esophagus.
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What mechanical process move the bolus through the esophagus?
Peristalsis is the process of wave-like muscular contractions that moves food down the esophagus into the stomach.Once it is in your throat,peristaltic actionmoves it up to your stomach
What process is uesed sqeeze food down the esophagus?
The process of swallowing.
What type wave matter moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?
Water moves up and down as the wave moves horizontally. The website below has examples of transverse waves.
A wave that moves back down the beach under the next wave?
backwash .
What is a type of seismic wave that moves the ground up down or side to side?
s wave!
What type of muscle tissue is in the esophagus?
Smooth muscles make up most of the esophagus, but the upper portion also contains some voluntary or skeletal muscle. The muscles move in a wave like pattern to move food down into the stomach through a process called "peristalsis". At the distal end is the lower esophageal sphincter, a ring of smooth muscle that controls movement of food between the stomach and esophagus.
Is the flap to the esophagus up or down when food moves from the oral cavity to the stomach?
Down, the flap that I think you're referring to is the epiglottis which closes of your respiratory airway when you swallow so food is directed down the esophagus instead.
What tastes food and moves it around in the mouth to be broken down by the teeth and saliva?
Food moves from the mouth to the stomach through the esophagus. A combination of gravity and small muscles in the esophagus causes the food to move.
What is it called when food moves though the digestive system by a wave like motion?
Peristalsis. The smooth muscle tissue creates the waves in the esophagus and the intestines. That's why you can eat and drink while upsidedown and digestion continues when you lie down.
How quickly does food move through your esophagus?
2-3 sec. it takes 4-8 minutes for food to trvel down the esophagus
Allows you to swallow water upside down?
Peristalsis or muscles in your esophagus contract in a wave pushing the water to your stomach
Is the Esophagus chemical or me-chemical?
in esophagus mechanical process takes place because here the break down of food materials takes place.
