CHAPTER 34

3. Contractions of muscles in the esophagus wall propel food to the stomach. a. Liquids pass with little assistance. J. Stomach . 1. Hollow organ in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity. a. Mostly protected by lower left ribs. 2. Muscular contractions in the wall of the stomach and gastric juice convert food into a mixed, semisolid ... ................
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