HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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A long and narrow muscular tube that relaxes and contracts, moving swallowed food into the stomach. What organ am I?
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gullet
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mouth
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small intestine
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large intestine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Your esophagus is a hollow, muscular tube that carries food and liquid from your throat to your stomach. Muscles in your esophagus propel food down to your stomach.
Detailed explanation-2: -The food pipe is also called the oesophagus or gullet.
Detailed explanation-3: -The esophagus (American English) or oesophagus (British English, see spelling differences; both /iːˈsɒfəɡəs, ɪ-/), colloquially known also as the food pipe or gullet, is an organ in vertebrates through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to the stomach.
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