02. Without gravity, when you swallow how does the liquid go down your throat? (NP) The muscles in your mouth and throat act to move drink and food down your throat, into your stomach, and then through your intestines. (A K2S Question)

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This process works fairly well even without gravity.

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Answer provided by Charles Camarda, Ph.D. & Nicholas Patrick, Ph.D. & Dr. Jonathan B. Clark

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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