Thursday, December 10, 2009

Digestion project part 2


GULLET

The other name for the gullet is the esophagus.  It is also a muscular tube which food passes from the pharynx  to the stomach, where most of digestion take place. Inside the esophagus,food is moved by a series of muscle contractions called peristalsis.


peristalsis.gif

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