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What organ has muscles that move food back into the pharynx?
The tongue. From Ellen. Watch the show!
Which organs muscles move food back into the pharynx?
The tongue pushes food to the back of the mouth.
What muscles act to propel a food bolus down the length of the pharynx to the esophagus?
The muscles responsible for propelling a food bolus down the length of the pharynx to the esophagus include the pharyngeal constrictor muscles, the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, and the esophageal sphincter muscles. These muscles contract in a coordinated manner to help move food through the digestive tract.
What happens in pharynx?
The muscles in the esophagus move the food down into the stomach.
What structure hepls move food to the pharynx?
which process moves food through the esophagus
Earthworm what is the function of the pharynx?
The pharynx of an earthworm functions to help move food from the mouth to the esophagus for digestion. It contracts and relaxes to create a pumping action that pushes the food towards the digestive system.
These muscles can move food in your stomach?
these muscles can move in your stomach in not a referable question pleese comment
Which structure helps move food to the pharynx?
The pharynx is the area immediately behind the mouth and nasal cavity before the oesophagus. The tongue is used to push the food towards the back of the throat to initiate the swallowing reflex. Swallowing reflex is initiated by touch receptors in the pharynx as a bolus of food is pushed to the back of the mouth by the tongue. Tongue
Muscular funnel the receives air from the nasal cavity and food from oral cavity and drink?
The muscular funnel you are referring to is the pharynx. It serves as a common passageway for both air from the nasal cavity and food from the oral cavity to enter the esophagus and trachea respectively. Muscles in the pharynx contract to help propel food and liquid into the esophagus during swallowing.
Do cardiac muscles move food?
No. Blood.
What is the function of a pharynx on an earthworm?
A pharynx in a worm is basically an organ that a worm uses to eat. It is thread-like I believe, and a worm pushes it out of their mouth, gets the food, and eats it. So I guess, it could be comparable to a tongue in a human.
Do muscles move food through your stomach?
Yes, the muscles squeeze the food through the digestive system :)
