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→About The Oesophagus
==Key Stage 1==
===Meaning===
The '''food pipe ''' is a long tube going from your mouth to your stomach.
==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
The '''gullet ''' is a long tube going from your [[mouth ]] to your [[stomach]], also known as the '''food pipe'''.
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[File:Oesophagus.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] showing the location of the [[oesophagus]] in the [[Digestive System|digestive system]].]]
The [[oesophagus]] is an [[organ]] in the [[Digestive System|digestive system ]] that connects the [[mouth]] to the [[stomach]]. ===Adaptations of The Oesophagus===: The [[oesophagus]] has a ring of [[muscle]] around it to squeeze food down to the [[stomach]].: The [[oesophagus]] uses a process called [[peristalsis]] to move food. ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===The [[oesophagus]] is an [[organ]] in the [[Digestive System|digestive system]] that connects the [[mouth]] to the [[stomach]].
===About The Oesophagus===
: The [[oesophagus]] has a ring of [[muscle ]] around it to squeeze food down to the [[stomach]].
: The [[oesophagus]] uses a process called [[peristalsis]] to move food.
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Oesophagus, page 44, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA '']