The digestive system is the series of tubelike organs ... Food passes down the throat to the esophagus, the first of a succession of hollow organs that transport their contents through muscular ...

Peristalsis is the slow contraction of smooth muscles along and around the digestive system. As the bolus moves through the esophagus, these contractions push it toward the stomach. The bolus ...

Composed of the mouth, esophagus, stomach ... to as the digestive tract—is the largest part of the human digestive system. (The liver, gallbladder, and pancreas are also part of the digestive ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a long-term immune system disease that causes inflammation to your esophagus, the tube that connects your mouth and stomach. Scientists think this may happen when ...

MICHAEL MOSLEYPropelling the camera down are powerful muscles that line my gullet or oesophagus ... and an amazing insight into how the digestive system works and looks. Dr Chris van Tulleken ...