Assertion: esophagus | /r/CapableOf | move food
Facets:
value: to the stomach
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: via peristalsis
type: OTHER
value: from the pharynx
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: along using muscular movements
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: It moves food and drink downward into the stomach by making coordinated contractions.
text: The esophagus is an active component of our digestive system, moving food along using muscular movements and keeping it in the stomach by sealing off the lower esophageal sphincter.
text: The esophagus is a muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx to the stomach via peristalsis.