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How many layers of tissue from the walls of the digestive tract?
Four layers of tissue form the walls of the digestive tract. These layers are called mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa and adventitia.
What are the walls of the digestive tube which contain mucus called?
mucosa
The mechanical and chemical receptors that control digestive activity are located?
In the walls of the tract organs
Smooth muscle can be found in the walls of blood vessels and in the?
digestive tract
Series of involuntary muscle contractions along the walls of the digestive tract?
Peristalsis.
What kind of digestive tract neural reflex involves only the nerve plexuses that lie in the walls of the digestive tract itself?
short reflexes
Where are nutrients absorbed into the blood through the walls of?
It passes through the wall of the digestive system, then into the blood.
Do the walls of the blood vessels and digestive tract contain striated muscle?
no this is smooth muscles
How does the digestive system help estract energy from food?
the digestive system breaks down the food, anything which is vital to the body is passed through the intestine walls, ( im not sure which, i believe it is small ). The nutrients are passed through the intestine walls and into the blood stream
How do smooth muscles and sphincters keep food moving in one direction throughout the digestive system?
by peristalsis which is the rhythmic, involuntary contraction of the smooth muscles in the walls of digestive organs.
What are the wave of muscle contractions that pushes food through the digestive system?
Smooth muscle in the walls of the digestive tract contract and form a movement called peristalsis.
Striated muscles are located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract?
Actually, striated muscles are typically found in the skeletal muscles of the body responsible for voluntary movements, while smooth muscles are located in the walls of internal organs like the digestive tract to facilitate involuntary movements, such as peristalsis.
