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The esophagus is a very important part of the digestive system, passing chewed food to the stomach, where it will be churned, mixed with bile from the livers and gallbladder, mixed with enzymes from the pancreas, and then mixed with stomach acid. The esophagus is the pipe that leads to the stomach.
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Does the trachea is posterior to the esophagus and superior to the larynx?
The Larynx is anatomically slightly anterior, or in front of, the esophagus. Larynx ( also called as VOICE BOX ) is anterior to esophagus.
The esophagus is located where to the trachea?
Esophagus is located on the back side of the trachea in your thorax.
Where is the esophagus in relation to the trachea?
The esophagus is right behind the trachea, in line with it. In anatomical terms, both are located medially; neither is lateral to the other. The esophagus is dorsal or posterior to the trachea. The trachea is anterior or ventral to the esophagus.
What receives food from the esophagus?
The stomach receives food from the esophagus. Once food travels through the esophagus, it enters the stomach where digestion begins.
Which pharynx is continuous with the esophagus?
The oropharynx is the part of the pharynx that is continuous with the esophagus. Food and liquids pass from the mouth through the oropharynx into the esophagus for digestion and absorption in the digestive system.
What is the main job of the teeth?
To bite off and grind food into material that can pass through the esophagus.
What is the function(job) of the esophagus?
The Oropharynx is the middle portion of the pharynx, its main function is to act as a common passageway for air, food, and drink.The main job of the oropharynx is to help you swallow. It has sensitive nerves that trigger the swallowing response so that the food goes into the esophagus and not the wind pipe.
How does the esophagus perform mechanical digestion?
Peristalsis. The movement of muscles bringing the food to the stomach.
How do you make a sentence with esophagus?
I can give you several sentences.The esophagus leads to the stomach.His esophagus had an ulcer.Stomach acid can splash into the esophagus.
The muscular tube that leads from the mouth is the?
From the mouth to the stomach is the esophagus.
Do humans have esophagus?
Yes, they have an esophagus.
How do you say esophagus in Chinese?
esophagus
What is the role of cardiac sphincter?
It is the valve at the top of the stomach. It's job is to keep food from leaving the stomach and coming back up into the esophagus.
Where does the esophagus lead to?
The esophagus leads to the stomach.
What is continuous with the esophagus?
The laryngopharynx is continuous with the esophagus.
Pain in the esophagus is know?
pain in the esophagus is?
What is the size of a esophagus?
What is the size of a person's esophagus
