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What is the complete answer in path of food during digestion?
Food enters through the mouth and goes trough the oesophagus and then to the stomach and then goes to the duodenum and to the small intestine and from the small intestine to the large intestine and out of our body
What are the eight organs of digestion?
Tongue, Epiglottis, oesophagus, Stomach, Pancreas, Small intestine, Large intestine, Rectum, Anus
What eosophagues do?
Oesophagus is the gullet or upper part of the gastrointestinal tract. It helps to propagate bolus of food and drinks to the stomach for digestion
What chemicals or enzymes help break down food in the oesophagus?
Amylase is a digestive enzyme in your mouth and is the first of many that contribute to digestion.
What are the five organs that are used digestion?
I think they are the stomach, the oesophagus, large intestine, small intestine and mouth? last 1 I'm not sure about (oesophagus is the tube it goes down)
What does an oesophagus do?
In the oesophagus (also known as the throat) the food is passed downwards to the stomach (the next step in the digestion system).To do this "the food pipe" must use what is known as the circular muscle layer and longitudinal muscle layer.
How do the teeth help in the process of digestion?
The process of digestion starts from the mouth, so when you put your Pizza bite in your mouth, the salivary glands moistens the pizza and your teeth do the job of chewing it and breaking it into smaller pieces so that the mush passes through the oesophagus smoothly.
How is chyme produced?
it is produced by mixing food from the oesophagus with acids from the stomach to produce a thick semi-liquid.
Where does the oesophagus take the food to?
The esophagus carries food from the mouth to the stomach for digestion. It uses rhythmic contractions to push the food down and prevent it from going back up.
What happens in the other part of the digestive tract that doesnt do digestion?
In the colon, which is the last part of the digestive tract, water and electrolytes are absorbed from the remaining indigestible food matter. This helps in forming solid waste (feces) and regulates the body's hydration levels. The colon also plays a role in storing and eventually eliminating waste from the body.
What is the medical term meaning gullet?
The medical term for gullet is esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that connects the throat to the stomach and is responsible for transporting food and liquids to the stomach for digestion.
What is the pH of the esophagus?
pH of saliva secreted in mouth is 6.35-6.85, so the pH of oesophagus will be similar normally.
