MEDICAL
RECTUM AND ANUS
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Question
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The long tube between mouth and stomach is called ____
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trachea
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windpipe
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esophagus
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bronchus
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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: -(ee-SAH-fuh-gus) The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach.
Detailed explanation-3: -Esophagus. After you swallow, peristalsis pushes the food down your esophagus into your stomach.
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