At the risk of sounding as dumb as Sherri Shepherd, how come if you don't stand on your head, all the juice you drank doesn't come falling out of your mouth? If it goes down when you dump it down your throat, it oughta come back up when you stand on your head, but it doesn't. I just don't get it? There must be something that doesn't trap it when it comes down but then traps it from getting out which doesn't make much sense to me
2007-12-09 10:21:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Well, the piece of food that you eat travels down the esophagus and passes this flap of tissue called "esophageal sphincter" that acts as a barrier against any food trying to enter the esophagus coming from the stomach.
2007-12-09 10:27:15 · answer #1 · answered by Things that make you go Hmmmmmm? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The esophogas has consecutive muscular rings that open and close to move food and liquids to the stomach. Your intestines function the same way. The action is called peristalsis.
You can stand on your head and eat and drink. Although getting things from the table to your mouth is tricky.
2007-12-09 10:40:44 · answer #2 · answered by hamrrfan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋