HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -The esophagus is a muscular channel that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach. It starts with the upper esophageal sphincter, formed in part by the cricopharyngeus muscle, and ends with the lower esophageal sphincter, surrounded by the crural diaphragm.

Detailed explanation-2: -Esophagus: The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the pharynx (throat) to the stomach. The esophagus contracts as it moves food into the stomach.

Detailed explanation-3: -(ee-SAH-fuh-gus) The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach.

Detailed explanation-4: -The stomach is the organ that receives food from the esophagus, after it has been chewed and swallowed through the mouth.

Detailed explanation-5: -The primary function of the esophagus is to transport food entering the mouth through the throat and into the stomach. This function begins at the very beginning of the esophagus, following some taste buds located on the organ, at the upper esophageal sphincter (UES).