Gullet

At the bottom of the throat (pharynx), there are two openings. One leads to the windpipe (trachea), and the other leads to the gullet (oesophagus). When you swallow food, muscles in the throat and neck raise the top of your windpipe and lower a flap called the epiglottis. These two actions close the windpipe to prevent food from entering the wrong pipe.

Upon entering the gullet, the food does not 'fall' into the stomach, instead, the food is pushed along a track by a wave like motion called peristalsis