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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. | + | 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. | + | 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.]] | + | [[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]]. | + | 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=== | ||
+ | : 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. | ||
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+ | ==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=== | ===About The Oesophagus=== | ||
− | : The [[oesophagus]] has a ring of muscle around it to squeeze food down the stomach. | + | : 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=== | ||
+ | ====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
Contents
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
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.