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1. A Horse uses its lips and muzzle to gather food.

2.The incisor teeth bit it. (The food)

3.Tongue pushes food back to the molar teeth

4. Molar teeth grind food and mix it with saliva

5.Saliva warms food and starts digestion process

6.Tongue forms chewed food into a ball (Bolus) and pushes it to the back of the throat, (pharynx), ready to be swallowed.

7. Soft palate separates nasal cavity from the mouth and lifts it as the bolus is swallowed.

8. The windpipe (trachea) is closed and the bolus passes into the gullet (esophagus)

9.The peristalsis pushes the bolus down the windpipe. This is approximately 4-5 feet long.

10. The bolus passes through the chest, between the lungs and thought the diaphragm into the stomach.

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