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What anatomic structure does the bolus pass through?
The bolus, which is a mass of chewed food mixed with saliva, passes through the esophagus, which is a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
A bolus is conducted past the diaphragm through the?
esophagus.
What makes food into a small lump called a bolus?
Food is transformed into a small lump called a bolus through the process of chewing and mixing it with saliva in the mouth. The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food in the mouth helps form the bolus, which is then swallowed and passes through the esophagus into the stomach where further digestion occurs.
What happens to food by then called bolus during deglutition?
During deglutition, the bolus is propelled down the esophagus into the stomach by a series of coordinated muscle contractions called peristalsis. Once in the stomach, the bolus mixes with gastric juices and is broken down further through mechanical churning and chemical digestion.
What is the process of food traveling through the esophagus called?
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What is it called when food is going down the esophagus?
The chewed up lump of food is known as a bolus.
What is a ball-like masticated lump of food?
A ball-like masticated lump of food is called a bolus. It is formed in the mouth during the process of chewing and mixing food with saliva before swallowing. The bolus helps in the smooth passage of food through the esophagus and into the stomach for further digestion.
What is muscular waves that move materials along the digestive tract?
Peristalsis. The process of peristalsis begins in the esophagus when a bolus of food is swallowed.
When bolus is forced into the esophagus what phase is this called?
Hopefully, "swallowing".
Which organ propels the food bolus towards the stomach?
esophagus
Oropharynx is the passageway of food?
Yes, after being placed in the mouth and chewed, the food bolus is swallowed, passing through the oropharynx into the esophagus.
The fact the at rings are incomplete posteriorly allows a food bolus to bulge during its transport to the stomach?
The incomplete posterior rings in the esophagus create a weaker structural support, which allows for the expansion of the esophagus as a food bolus passes through. This bulging helps accommodate the passage of larger food items or swallowed air, facilitating the movement of the bolus towards the stomach.
