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==Key Stage 1==
 
==Key Stage 1==
 
===Meaning===
 
===Meaning===
The food pipe is a long tube going from your mouth to your stomach.
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The '''food pipe''' is a long tube going from your mouth to your stomach.
  
 
==Key Stage 2==
 
==Key Stage 2==
 
===Meaning===
 
===Meaning===
The gullet is a long tube going from your mouth to your stomach, also known as the food pipe.
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The '''gullet''' is a long tube going from your [[mouth]] to your [[stomach]], also known as the '''food pipe'''.
  
 
==Key Stage 3==
 
==Key Stage 3==
 
===Meaning===
 
===Meaning===
[[File:Oesophagus.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] showing the location of the [[oesophagus]] in the [[Digestive System|digestive system.]]
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[[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 that connects the [[mouth]] to the [[stomach]].
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The [[oesophagus]] is an [[organ]] in the [[Digestive System|digestive system]] that connects the [[mouth]] to the [[stomach]].
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===Adaptations of The Oesophagus===
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: The [[oesophagus]] has a ring of [[muscle]] around it to squeeze food down to the [[stomach]].
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: The [[oesophagus]] uses a process called [[peristalsis]] to move food.
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==Key Stage 4==
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===Meaning===
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The [[oesophagus]] is an [[organ]] in the [[Digestive System|digestive system]] that connects the [[mouth]] to the [[stomach]].
  
 
===About The Oesophagus===
 
===About The Oesophagus===
: The [[oesophagus]] has a ring of muscle around it to squeeze food down the stomach.
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: 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.
 
: The [[oesophagus]] uses a process called [[peristalsis]] to move food.
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===References===
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====AQA====
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:[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 '']

Latest revision as of 14:35, 22 February 2022

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

A diagram showing the location of the oesophagus in the digestive system.

The oesophagus is an organ in the 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 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

Oesophagus, page 44, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA