Your saliva mixes up with food particles when they reach the stomach.
No. Food goes to the stomach and then to the small intestine.
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How does blood enter the stomach to the heart, which route does it take?
The stomach breaks up and digests the food people eat. If something within the stomach and digestive system is not functioning properly food will not digest properly. This can lead to stomach pain and a build up of undigested food in the stomach.
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Food doesn't need gravity to reach the stomach because the digestive system relies on a series of muscular contractions known as peristalsis. These contractions push food down the esophagus and through the gastrointestinal tract, moving it along regardless of orientation. Additionally, the presence of saliva and digestive enzymes facilitates the breakdown of food, aiding its movement. Thus, even in a microgravity environment, food can still be effectively transported to the stomach.
To digest food.
Because you need food to fill your stomach up, & if not your stomach shrinks and you need food to keep it feel, & that's how you get sick.
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.
your stomach it self jk.... food first it goes to your mouth, then to you food pipe also know as esophagus and then the food reach's the stomach.
Food couldn't reach the stomach without the action of swallowing, which involves the coordinated movements of the tongue and muscles in the throat. Once food is chewed and formed into a bolus, the tongue pushes it to the back of the mouth, triggering a reflex that opens the esophagus. The esophagus then transports the food to the stomach through rhythmic contractions known as peristalsis. This process ensures that food is delivered efficiently for digestion.