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Which structure keeps the acid chyme from spurting up the esophagus as the stomach undergoes muscular contractions?
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∙ 9y ago
The lower esophageal sphincter is the structure the keeps acid and stomach contents from spurting up the esophagus as the stomach undergoes muscular contractions. This structure is also referred to as the cardiac sphincter.
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What is the muscular contractions of the esophagus?
peristalsis.
What mixes with food and helps it to move through the esophagus?
muscular contractions
What process allows you to swallow your food while standing on your head?
You can do this through the muscular contractions that are happening in your esophagus.
When you swallow the muscular movement carry the food along this structure to the stomach?
Esophagus
The what is a muscular structure at the anterior end of the digestive tract?
I will take a guess at this question. I think it is the Cardiac Sphincter.
What moves food from the mouth by muscular waves?
peristalsis.... the reason why food travels through the esophagus into the stomach is that it is moved along by contractions of smooth muscle surrounding the esophagus. This is known as peristalsis
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
Food enters the stomach by passing through a muscular structure at the end of the esophagus called?
The cardiac sphincter.
What large muscular structure is located just at the top of the airway and the food passage?
The diaphragm is the large muscular structure that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and the airway and there is a hole in it for the esophagus to pass through.
Muscular wave -like movement to transport food through the digestive system?
Is a esophagus a hollow bag with muscular walls?
No, that's the stomach. The esophagus is a hollow tube with muscular walls.
The muscular tube that leads from the mouth is the?
From the mouth to the stomach is the esophagus.
