MEDICAL
RECTUM AND ANUS
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Question
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food moves through the ____ towards the stomach
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Salivary Glands
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Teeth
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Pharynx
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Esophagus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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. A “valve” called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is located just before the opening to the stomach.
Detailed explanation-2: -Peristalsis is the automatic wave-like movement of the muscles that line your gastrointestinal tract. Peristalsis moves food through your digestive system, beginning in your throat when you swallow and continuing through your esophagus, stomach and intestines while you digest.
Detailed explanation-3: -(ee-SAH-fuh-gus) The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach.
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