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Food doesn't "know" which tube to go down; rather, the process is guided by the body's anatomy and muscle contractions. When you swallow, the esophagus's muscles contract in a coordinated manner to push the food toward the stomach. The epiglottis also plays a crucial role by closing off the trachea to prevent food from going into the airway. This complex interplay of structures ensures that food reaches the correct digestive pathway.
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Which tube does food go down from?
Food goes down the esophagus.
How does the food go in food pipe?
just eat the food and it will go down your test tube just have fun
What is the structure and function of the esophagus?
It looks like a giant tube. It helps food go down to your stomach.
How do you make your hamster go down the tube?
You can't make a hamster go down a tube but you can gently guide it and bribe it with a small treat and it should go through your tube.
After being mixed where would the food go to be mixed with acid?
After being chewed, food goes down a tube called the esophagus and into the stomach which is very acidic.
Why doesn't your food go down your esophogus after you eat?
Your food goes down your "esophagus" (food tube) and not your "trachea" (breathing tube) because when you eat you do not breathe.Try it.See?You can never breathe when you eat because on top of your trachea is a little flap called the "epiglottis" (flap).When you can't breathe or when you eat the "epiglottis" (flap) closes so that way the food can't get down the "trachea" (breathing tube).
Does lungs absorb food and liquid that goes down into lungs?
No. Food and liquids should not go down into the lungs. That is why one coughs excessively when food or liquid "goes down the wrong tube." Aspiration is the term for breathing food or liquid into the lungs, and frequently causes a severe pneumonitis and may result in pneumonia.
How can you chok on water?
it can go down the roung tube
Is the esophagus the muscular tube through which ingested food passes from the pharynx to the stomach?
The esophagus is the muscular tube that allows for food to go from the mouth to the stomach. The trachea is the cartilagenous tube that allows air to go from the mouth to the lungs.
What is the tube called that absorbed food molecules go to?
Capillaries
Define go food?
First,when you eat your food your teeth smash the food and your salavia makes it smaller and easier to swallow Second,your food goes to a tube Next,your food goes to a smaller tube wich uses silavia or water to make food even smaller Then,after that tube your food goes to a looonger tube which takes 1-3 hours Last,it goes to another small tube and after it...when you use the bathroom,your food comes down! :D im 10 years old
This flap covers up the path leading to the lungs so during eating food doesnot go down the wrong tube.?
The epiglottis.
