What is the other name of food pipe ?

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The food pipe is also known as oesophagus .It is a long tube of about 10 inches or 25 centimeters in length which connects the stomach of a human body to the mouth.

When a person swallows food, the walls of this esophagus contract or squeeze thus helping the food to move down into the stomach.

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