The Esophagus
stomach
the yellow one
The stomach squeezes to help break down food.
The stomach mixes food, swallowed saliva, and gastric juices into a substance called chyme.
The stomach breaks down your food. When you swallow your food, it lands in the stomach. It is broken down by stomach acids and moved into the intestines.
The esophagus is a tube made of smooth muscle. It carries food from throat to stomach. The muscular movements of peristalsis moves the food downward, as well as by gravity. However, you can be upside down and food will still get to the stomach.
== == the organ that helps break down food is the stomach. hope i helped
Food mixes with hydrochloric acid in the stomach. The stomach releases hydrochloric acid to help break down and digest food as part of the digestive process.
stomach
the stomach
The esophagus functions as a tube that connects the throat (pharynx) to the stomach. Its main function is to transport food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach through rhythmic contractions called peristalsis.
No, the stomach is not an organ system. It is an organ within the digestive system that plays a role in breaking down and digesting food. The organ system that the stomach is a part of is the digestive system, which includes multiple organs working together to process food and absorb nutrients.