Unfortunately for Ron in "The Chamber of Secrets", his esophagus worked in reverse when a spell intended for Malfoy backfired leaving Ron with the curse of spitting up slugs. However, the esophagus - a long, slender and muscular tube, works involuntarily to move the food along into the stomach, instead of up and out the way it came in. Please answer these following questions using the links provided to learn how our esophagus works in the digestive process.



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Questions About Your Esophagus

• What is the purpose of the esophagus?
  
  
• What is the muscle action that guides your food down the esophagus?
  
  
• Is this muscle action voluntary or involuntary?
  
  
• The esophagus connects what two parts of the digestive system?
  
  
• An adult esophagus is approximately how long?

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