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Its function is to aid in digestion. when an animal or human eats their teeth break up the food and start the process. The food then travels down the throat down the esophagus into the stomach by peristallis

peristallis is when the esophagus contracts and expands to push the food through

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The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the throat (pharynx) with the stomach. Its main function is to transport food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach through a series of muscular contractions called peristalsis.

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