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The gullet no digestive or absorptive function?
The Esophagus
What is peristaltic movement and how does it function in the esophagus?
The peristaltic movements are muscle contractions and its function on the esophagus is to push food down into the stomach and prevent it from going back into the esophagus.
What is the function of the mucus lining in the esophagus?
It lubricates the esophagus and assists in swallowing.
Gullet no absorption function?
Esophagus
What is the function of the esophagus in respiratory system?
The function of the esophagus is to connect the throat to the stomach. This allow food and/or liquid to reach the stomach after it is swallowed.
What is the function of a throat?
The throat contains the esophagus and the trachea. The esophagus is for food and the trachea is for air.
What is the structure of the throat?
skin, bone, & the esophagus
Is the esophagus the tube from the mouth to the stomach?
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How does the peristaltic movement function in the esophagus?
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What is the function of the esohpagus?
The function of an esophagus is to conduct food between the pharynx and the stomach.
What is the function of the flap of skin called the epiglottis between the trachea and the esophagus?
The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that closes over the trachea when we swallow to prevent food and liquids from entering the airway. Its main function is to direct food and liquids into the esophagus, which leads to the stomach, instead of the trachea, which leads to the lungs.
What is the function of the esophagus in sharks?
the esophagus it a tube like food passage it takes food down into the stomach
