[Answer] What is the muscular tube that pushes food from the throat to the stomach?

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The esophagus is the hollow, muscular tube that passes food and liquid from your throat to your stomach as part of your digestive system.

The primary function of your esophagus is to carry food and liquid from your mouth to your stomach. When you swallow, food and liquid first move from your mouth to your throat (pharynx). A small muscular flap called the epiglottis closes to prevent food and liquid from going down the “wrong pipe” — your windpipe (trachea). Another small flap called the uvula helps prevent liquid from passing upward into your nasal cavity.

At the opening of your upper esophagus, there’s a ring-shaped muscle called the upper esophageal sphincter. Your upper esophageal sphincter senses when food or liquid is coming toward it. When it gets the signal, the sphincter relaxes or opens so that food can enter your esophagus. When there’s no food or liquid in sight, it stays closed.

Once inside your esophagus, waves of muscular contractions (peristalsis) push the food downward. The food passes through your diaphragm and reaches your lower esophagus.

At the opening of your lower esophagus, there’s another ring-shaped muscle called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Like the upper esophageal sphincter (UES), it senses when food and liquid are coming. It relaxes and lets the food pass through to your stomach. When no food or liquid is coming its way, it usually stays shut to prevent stomach acid and digestive juices from getting into your esophagus.

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[Answer] What deity is said to have been born in Cyprus, the "Island of Love"?

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...In the ancient Greek myth of Aphrodite's birth, the goddess of love emerges from the water around Cyprus.

[Answer] "Blighty" is the nickname of which country?

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...The word comes from the Urdu word “vilayati,” which means “foreign,” and was used to describe the large influx of Brits during Victorian rule in India.

[Answer] Which country is nicknamed the “Emerald Isle"?

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...This moniker was introduced by Belfast-born poet William Drennan in his 1795 poem “When Erin First Rose.” Ireland's frequent rain keeps the landscape a vivid green hue.

[Answer] People from New Zealand share a nickname with what fruit?

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...The kiwi bird became a representation of New Zealand during World War I when Australian soldiers named their neighboring soldiers “Kiwis” in honor of their good-natured attitudes.

[Answer] What country is nicknamed “Oz”?

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...Another common nickname for Australia is “the Land Down Under” due to its location in the Southern Hemisphere.

[Answer] What country is nicknamed “the Great White North”?

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...The country is the world’s second-largest by area, covering more than 3.8 million square miles. Much of that land is covered in snow and ice — particularly Canada’s 580,000-square-mile Arctic Archipelago.