Review the functions of the various gastrointestinal organs by matching the appropriate order that a piece of food would encounter while traveling from the mouth to the stomach. I component with its correct function. Then, click and arrange the organs/anatomical components in the correct Drag the text blocks below into their correct order. Pyloric sphincter A ring of skeletal muscle that relaxes during swallowing to allow a bolus of food to continue forward in the Gl tract Stomach Stores, mixes, dissolves, and continues the digestion of food, particularly of proteins. Esophagus Serves as a passageway that is common to both air and ingested food A ring of smooth muscle and connective tissue Lower esophageal sphincter that helps to regulate how much chyme passes between the antrum and the duodenum. A ring of smooth muscle that relaxes to allow the bolus of food to enter the stomach and quickly closes to reseal the junction between the esophagus and the stomach. Moves the bolus of food to the stomach by peristaltic waves. Upper esophageal sphincter The beginning of the gastrointestinal tract where chewing begins and where the swallowing phase is initiated.