Question

Describe oesophagus. Give detailed information

Answer 1

Answer:

The oesophagus (gullet) is part of the digestive system, which is sometimes called the gastro-intestinal tract (GI tract). The oesophagus is a muscular tube. It connects your mouth to your stomach. When you swallow food, the walls of the oesophagus squeeze together (contract).

Answer 2

Oesophagus is the part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; gullet.

How the Esophagus Works:

As a person swallows, food moves from the mouth to the throat, also called the pharynx

(1). The upper esophageal sphincter opens

(2) so that food can enter the esophagus, where waves of muscular contractions, called peristalsis, propel the food downward

(3). The food then passes through the diaphragm

(4) and lower esophageal sphincter

(5) and moves into the stomach. the diaphragm

(4) and lower esophageal sphincter

(5) and moves into the stomach.

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