Question

What is the gateway to the digestive system?

Answer 1

The esophagus then releases the food into the stomach and a valve, or sphincter, acts as a gateway to keep the food from going back up into the esophagus. Stomach. In the stomach, our food is sterilized and further broken down.

Answer 2

Answer:

Lower esophageal sphincter.

Explanation:

The gateway to the digestive system is lower esophageal sphincter. This ring like muscle open

and closes the passage between our esophagus

and our stomach, as needed. During the digestive process, the sphincter relaxs and lets food pass into our stomach.