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What anatomic structure does the bolus pass through?
A bolus (of food, for instance) passes through the esophagus.
The fact the at rings are incomplete posteriorly allows a food bolus to bulge during its transport to the stomach?
The incomplete posterior rings in the esophagus create a weaker structural support, which allows for the expansion of the esophagus as a food bolus passes through. This bulging helps accommodate the passage of larger food items or swallowed air, facilitating the movement of the bolus towards the stomach.
A bolus is conducted past the diaphragm through the?
esophagus.
What is muscular waves that move materials along the digestive tract?
Peristalsis. The process of peristalsis begins in the esophagus when a bolus of food is swallowed.
Which organ propels the food bolus towards the stomach?
esophagus
When bolus is forced into the esophagus what phase is this called?
Hopefully, "swallowing".
Where is the bolus located?
a bolus is a mass of substance, such as a mothfull of food. the food passaing down your esophagus is a "bolus". also medication and other medical procedures are given by bolus, as in iv meds and tube feedings.
A bolus is conducted from the mouth past the diaphragm through the?
esophagus before entering the stomach for digestion. Movement within these structures is facilitated by peristalsis, a wave-like muscular contraction that pushes food along the digestive tract.
What are the funchtions of the esophagus?
Its just a tube to convey a bolus of food from the laryngopharynx to the stomach.
What does bolus do in the digestive system?
The bolus is not an organ or anything in your digestive system. its a term for the ball of food that accumulates in your mouth so it can be moved down the esophagus
What makes food into a small lump called a bolus?
Food is transformed into a small lump called a bolus through the process of chewing and mixing it with saliva in the mouth. The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food in the mouth helps form the bolus, which is then swallowed and passes through the esophagus into the stomach where further digestion occurs.
What is it called when food is going down the esophagus?
The chewed up lump of food is known as a bolus.
