• The Digestive System -- Ch. 11
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  • What are the squeezing movements made by the esophagus muscles as food moves through the stomach?
    Peristalsis
  • What is the liquid like mixture of food formed when the juices in the stomach break down swallowed food?
    Chyme
  • What is the name of the flap of tissue that closes to keep food out of the trachea?
    epiglottis
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