HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why do we need the oesophagus?
A
To choke and die
B
To swallow food
C
To chew
D
To drown
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Esophagus. The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects your mouth and your stomach. Rings of muscle contract and relax to allow food and liquids to pass through the upper and lower portions. Dysphagia is difficulty swallowing-taking more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach.

Detailed explanation-2: -It connects your mouth to your stomach. When you swallow food, the walls of the oesophagus squeeze together (contract). This moves the food down the oesophagus to the stomach.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is function of oesophagus? Oesophagus is also called Food pipe.It connects mouth and stomach. On swallowing food, food passes through this pipe and gets squeezed.It helps food to reach stomach.

Detailed explanation-5: -As food enters the throat, a small flap called the epiglottis covers the windpipe to direct food toward the stomach and prevent you from inhaling it. Once food enters the esophagus (the tube connecting the throat and the stomach), esophageal muscles push the food down into the stomach.

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