The waves of contraction that move food to the stomach are called peristalsis. Peristalsis is a series of coordinated muscle contractions and relaxations that work to push food along the digestive tract.
Contraction of GI tract are: peristalsis and segmentation.
The word that means "takes place" is "occurs."
Peristalsis is the involuntary muscle contraction that moves food through the esophagus, intestines, and other tubular organs in the body, such as the stomach and the colon.
Peristalsis is the process that propels food through the digestive tract. It involves rhythmic contractions of the muscles in the gastrointestinal tract that push food and nutrients along the digestive system.
Yes, digestion starts in the mouth, before peristalsis takes place. The mouth breaks up food, and starts the chemical digestion of starches.
Peristalsis takes place in the oesophagus... It's a series of muscular contractions that pushes food down to the stomach.
Peristalis takes place in the gastrointestinal tract.
It occurs in the stomach, the esophagus and the intestines.
. Peristalsis does not occur in the...
Peristalsis is pendulum-like in the esophagus. This process helps to move food from the mouth to the stomach by contracting and relaxing the muscles in a coordinated wave-like motion.
The esophagus moves food via peristalsis, but no digestion occurs in the esophagus. It connects the mouth and stomach.
Mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth (chewing) and the stomach swishing stuff around (peristalsis) and more churning the small intestine (segmentation)
Peristalsis who ever asked this is an idiot just look it up on the internet or in a book
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Peristalsis is the contractions and the relaxations made by the muscles of the body especially by the muscles of the alimentary canal. Peristalsis is important for the movement of food through the oesophagus (so that the food can reach the stomach) and the large intestine (for prevention of constipation). Peristaltic movement also takes place in the reproductive organs of the body.
Mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth (chewing) and the stomach swishing stuff around (peristalsis) and more churning the small intestine (segmentation)