answersLogoWhite

0

The process of peristalsis includes the sequential movement of muscles around the exterior of the esophagus, squeezing food toward the stomach. A similar action within the intestines is called catastalsis.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How does help juices in deigestion?

It push your food down the esophagus when it get suck down your throat it helps go down.


Why can you swallow while standing on your heads?

There are muscles that are in the throat that make the food go down.


How does food get from the mouth to the throat?

your tongue pushes it down your throat


When your food won't go down your throat?

I have the same problem. Just drink some water(any fluid will work) when the food becomes stuck. It will help it to go down.


Where does food go from the throat?

the food enters your esophagus


What happens if you swallow your food whole and don't chew?

You can choke because the food is too big to go down your throat to your stomache.


Why do you chew food?

so it can fit down your throat


What do you feed a brain damaged quail?

You have to get the food and then shove the food down its throat.


Can you choke?

Yes, because you have two pipes going down you throat, one is called an air pipe and the second a food and liquid pipe. Sometimes the food or liquid you chew or drink can go down the air pipe and its a bit hard to get it out. Or you simply don't chew you food enough and it gets lodged half way down your throat.


What does saliva do to food you eat?

yes. it also mushes the food into a ball, with the help of your tongue, and covers it to make it slide easier down the esophagus. the ball of food is called a bolus.


How does swallowing occur?

You chew with your teeth and your salivary glands will eject saliva into your mouth and your tongue will push the food down your esophagus


How does the food move down the esophagus?

The food moves in the food pipe because muscles push it down into the stomach.