NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What pushes food from the mouth to the stomach?
A
Stomach
B
Gall bladder
C
Esophagus
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After you swallow, peristalsis pushes the food down your esophagus into your stomach.

Detailed explanation-2: -The esophagus: Food travels down a muscular tube in the chest called the esophagus (ih-SAH-fuh-gus). Waves of muscle contractions called peristalsis (per-uh-STALL-sus) force food down through the esophagus to the stomach.

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