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its from where the food goes into the digestive system so we can consider it as the main passage that leads to the further digestion...
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoThat is how the food gets from the mouth to the stomach.
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Is the esophagus a common passageway for respiration and digestion?
No, the esophagus only functions in digestion. The trachea is the passageway for respiration.
How is the structure of the trachea important for respiration as well as digestion?
The trachea lies ventral to the esophagus. The open part of the C-shaped rings faces the esophagus and this allows the esophagus to expand when swallowing.
What is after the esophagus in the digestion?
stomach
Is the esophagus digestion absorption or elimination?
absorption
Is the esophagus chemical digestion or mechanical digestion?
No chemical or mechanical digestion occurs in the esophagus, only propulsion, which is one of the six digestive processes.
Tube through which food is propelled but no digestion?
The esophagus.
What role does the esophagus play in the digestion system?
it sends broken down food to the stomach for digestion
Which organs and structures carry out digestion?
I think the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and small intestine carry out digestion.
How does contraction of the muscles of the esophagus stomach and intestines help in digestion?
no
What is the tube through which food moves via peristalsis but no digestion takes place?
The esophagus moves food via peristalsis, but no digestion occurs in the esophagus. It connects the mouth and stomach.
What kind of digestion happens in your esophagus?
the esophagus is just the delivery guy. It just push the food down to your stomach. But what it also does is uses saliva enzymes to slide it down to make it soft and actually digestible. An important role.
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.
