When food travels from the stomach back to the mouth, it is called regurgitation.
In some animals, this is normally emesis, or vomiting. In ruminants such as cows, it is called chewing the cud. Birds normally regurgitate swallowed food to feed their young.
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∙ 10y agoRegurgitation.
The slippery substance found in saliva is called mucin. It helps lubricate and protect the mouth and throat, allowing food to be easily swallowed.
When swallowed, food is referred to as a bolus. This is a mass of chewed food mixed with saliva that travels down the esophagus to the stomach for further digestion.
A ball of chewed up food is called a bolus. It forms in the mouth during the chewing process and is then swallowed to move down the esophagus and into the stomach for further digestion.
The muscles in the esophagus move the food down into the stomach.
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.
Regurgitation.
The tongue is a muscle which pushes food to the back of the mouth, where it the food is then swallowed.
your muscles do and the process is called peristalsis.
Depending on the force of the return, this occurrence could be considered regurgitation or vomiting. If the food in the mouth is not forced out of the mouth, perhaps leaves a bitter taste in the back of the throat or heartburn, the occurrence would be considered regurgitation. If the food is violently forced out of the mouth, perhaps with nausea beforehand or dry heaves afterwards, the occurrence is considered vomiting.
Saliva in the mouth makes it easier for food to be swallowed and digested.
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a bolus
A soft mass of chemical chewed food ready to be swallowed is called a bolus. The bolus is formed in the mouth during the process of chewing and mixing food with saliva to aid in swallowing and digestion.
The semi-solid mass of food formed in the mouth after chewing is called a bolus. It is a mixture of food particles, saliva, and enzymes that can easily be swallowed to continue the process of digestion.
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.
Yes, the esophagus carries food from your mouth to your stomach.
It starts in your mouth and ends in your large intestine.