Dear journal,
Once I have finished going through physical
digestion, I am swallowed. I am now called a bolus, what a name. I encounter
the Pharynx at back of the throat before it splits into the trachea and the
esophagus. I see my last light of day as a soft palate moves back to close of
the nasopharynx. The trachea moves up under the epiglottis which covers the
glottis. This forces me down the esophagus. I am going down the esophagus, and
the rhythmic contraction of the esophagus pushes me into the stomach. Once
through the esophagus, I approach the Cardiac Sphincter. This is the top of the
stomach, which keeps food like me inside the stomach.
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