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How does food get in your stomach?
by going down the gullet(oesophagus)
What is a frogs gullet?
The frog's gullet is a place where food is transferred down through the tubes into the stomach to start the digestive process.
How is solid food moved down the gullet?
Solid food is transported as a bolus ("ball") down the first half of the GI tract by the peristaltic movements (contraction and relaxation of the oesophagus in front and behind the bolus). It continues as chyme (thick fluid mass) during the the last half of the GI tract after being liquified in the stomach.
What is the different between windpipe and gullet?
The windpipe is the pipe in which air and gasses travel down (i.e oxygen) the gullet is the pipe which our food and drink travel down
How does the gullet digest food?
The purpose of the gullet (or esophagus) is to transport food to the stomach. However, enzymes are already introduced to the food before it reaches the esophagus. Salivary amylase is introduced in the mouth and lingual lipase is introduced at the back part of the tongue. These enzyme will start breaking down the food. Hence, some digestion can occur in the esophagus.
What is the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach which only has 6 letters in?
Gullet is a synonym for esophagus.
What is the pathway that food follows after the gullet?
stomach and somewhere else.
Where is the gullet?
The gullet is the esophagus or throat.
What breaks down food with digestive juices and muscles?
The stomach
How does food pass through your gullet?
simple during digestion the food passes from the stomach to the gullet. It's the pathway for digestion to be fully complete.
How does the food travels down the gullet when you are lying down?
The digestive system includes muscles that squeeze the food in such a way as to drive it in the direction it needs to go; this is technically known as peristalsis.
What is gullets?
the gullet is a tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
