What is the role of the esophagus in the digestive system?(2 points)

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connect the mouth with the stomach
connect the mouth with the stomach

release digestive enzymes
release digestive enzymes

absorb nutrients from food

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The role of the esophagus in the digestive system is to connect the mouth with the stomach. It acts as a muscular tube that transports food from the throat to the stomach through a process called peristalsis. The esophagus does not release digestive enzymes or absorb nutrients from food; those functions are carried out by other parts of the digestive system.