NUTRITION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The oesophagus
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The rectum
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The small intestine
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The large intestine
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Detailed explanation-1: -Esophagus. After you swallow, peristalsis pushes the food down your esophagus into your stomach. Stomach. Glands in your stomach lining make stomach acid and enzymes that break down food.
Detailed explanation-2: -The pharynx is a passageway for food and air. A soft flap of tissue called the epiglottis (pronounced: ep-ih-GLAH-tus) closes over the windpipe when we swallow to prevent choking. From the throat, food travels down a muscular tube in the chest called the esophagus (pronounced: ih-SAH-fuh-gus).
Detailed explanation-3: -The oesophagus is the muscular tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach after it is swallowed.
Detailed explanation-4: -The pharynx, commonly called the throat, is a muscular, funnel-shaped passageway inside the body. It connects the mouth and nose to the esophagus (leading to the stomach) and larynx (leading to the trachea and then lungs).