HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -The food pipe (oesophagus) is part of your digestive system. It is the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. It lies behind the windpipe (trachea) and in front of the spine. At the top of the oesophagus there is a ring of muscle (sphincter).

Detailed explanation-2: -The oesophagus (gullet) is part of the digestive system, which is sometimes called the gastro-intestinal tract (GI tract). The oesophagus is a muscular tube. It connects your mouth to your stomach.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pharynx runs from the nostrils to the esophagus and the larynx. A short tube of skeletal muscle lined with a mucous membrane, the pharynx runs from the posterior oral and nasal cavities to the opening of the esophagus and larynx.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word esophagus (British English: oesophagus), comes from the Greek: (oisophagos) meaning gullet. It derives from two roots (eosin) to carry and (phagos) to eat.

Detailed explanation-5: -The oesophagus is a long muscular pipe that connects the buccal cavity to the stomach. Oesophagus is also termed as the food pipe. It runs along the neck and the chest. It is about 30cm in length.