Question

During the journey of food from mouth to stomach through oesophagus. How muscular system coordinate in this process?

Answer 1

There are rings of muscles present in the walls of the oesophagus. When food enter the oesophagus, the walls start contracting and relaxing alternately. This pushes the food further down the alimentary canal. This action can be related with the movement of a marble down a rubber pipe

Answer 2

"• With the help of the circular muscles, food can easily be pushed to the oral cavity to move around.

• The muscular system coordinates the food flow from the mouth the depth of the stomach through the oesophagus.

• The oesophagus wall is the one smoothen the muscles to drop food easily.

• The jaw muscles help in the chewing and biting on the food.

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