MEDICAL
RECTUM AND ANUS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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What pushes food from the mouth to the stomach?
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Stomach
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Gall bladder
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Esophagus
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After you swallow, peristalsis pushes the food down your esophagus into your stomach.
Detailed explanation-2: -Peristalsis squeezes your esophageal muscles from top to bottom. This pushes food and liquid along. If you could see peristalsis, it would look like a wave passing down your esophagus. To keep food and liquids moving in the right direction, your digestive tract has special muscles along its course called sphincters.
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