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What are effects of reflux acid?
The acid burns through the lining of the esophagus. It is sometimes called Heartburn.
What is the function of the mucus lining in the esophagus?
It lubricates the esophagus and assists in swallowing.
What is Barrett's Esophagus?
Barrett's esophagus is a complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease. In Barrett's esophagus, normal tissue lining the esophagus changes to tissue that resembles the lining of the intestine. This condition primarily occurs in white men.
The epidermis differs from the inner lining of the esophagus in that the epidermis?
The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin, while the inner lining of the esophagus is a mucous membrane that lines the tube connecting the throat to the stomach. The epidermis is keratinized and designed to protect the body from the external environment, while the inner lining of the esophagus secretes mucus to facilitate food passage.
Why does the acid hurt the esophagus but not the stomach?
Because the stomach has a lining which protects it. Eventually if the acid continues to be produced then it too will have a negative effect such as an ulcer. The esophagus is a thin tube which does not have a lining.
Does the mucus lining of the trachea move foreign particles to the esophagus?
no
What substance in the esophagus lining helps make swallowing easier?
saliva
How do you use esphogus in a sentence?
Acid reflux messes up the lining in your esophagus.
What the propulsion the the esophagus?
Propulsion of the esophagus is just a term for the way the cilia within the mucus lining of the esophagus move food down it into the stomach. You could swallow upside-down because of this.
Where are two other places that the food can go down?
muscles lining the esophagus move in a wavelike motion, oushing the food through the esophagus and into the stomach
What digestive juice is secreted in the esophagus?
Mucus is secreted in the esophagus to provide lubrication and protect the lining from acidic stomach contents that may reflux back into it.
What does overeating do to the respiratory system?
It is my understanding that by engorging the stomach with food, it puts pressure under the lungs causing difficulty in taking a full deep breath. It can also cause the opening of the stomach to become open causing the acid from the stomach to regurgitate up into the esophagus. This acid can be regurgitated up into the esophagus causing heartburn. That acid can sometimes get into the lungs. Prolonged acid reflux can lead to esophageal cancer as the lining of the esophagus isn't able to handle the acid that the stomach produces. The stomach lining and esophagus lining are quiet different.
