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OESOPHAGUS










                                                                                         • It is also known as food pipe.It


                                                                                         is a muscular tube through


                                                                                         which food passes from the
                                                                                         w   h  i ch     f o o  d     p a  s  se    s    f r o m      t h e

                                                                                         mouth to the stomach.








                                                                                         • Digestion of food does not

                                                                                         occur in this part.
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