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[#] 10 [Description and Function] A muscular canal running from the pharynx to the stomach. The tongue pushes a 'bolus' of food into the esophagus to start it on its way to the stomach. Peristalsis is the name used to describe the rhythmic contract and release actions of this muscle and most all others along the digestive tract. [Name] 
esophagus. (a.k.a. oesophagus)
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