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What pushes food through the digestive food?
The peristalsis which is a wavelike muscle contraction
What is the term for Wavelike contraction of smooth muscles that move material through the digestive system?
peristalsis
What do you call the expansion and contraction of the arterial walls that can be felt in all the arteries near the surface of the skin?
The expansion and contraction of the arterial walls is the pulse.
The alternative expansion and contraction of the artery walls caused by the contraction and relaxation of the ventricles?
Pulse
What part of speech is the word wavelike?
Wavelike is an adjective.
What is the contraction if muscles in the stomach walls?
Wastes are removed from the body
What muscle type has elongated cells and is found in the walls of the urinary bladder?
The muscle type that has elongated cells and is found in the walls of the urinary bladder is known as smooth muscle. Smooth muscles are involuntary muscles that are responsible for controlling organ movements, such as the contraction of the bladder during urination.
What is a rhythmic contraction of a tubular organ to propel it contents?
Peristalsis is a rhythmic contraction of a tubular organ, such as the intestines or esophagus, to propel its contents along the length of the organ. This coordinated muscular movement helps move food, liquid, or waste through the digestive or urinary system.
What type of stimulation does a Golgi tendon organ respond to?
Muscle contraction
What is the wavelike movement of the digestive tract?
That wavelike movement of the digestive tract is known as peristalsis.
What nuclei regulates the contraction of smooth muscle in blood vessel walls?
vasomotor center
Which wave is larger the one for atrial contraction or the one for ventricular contraction?
The wave for ventricular contraction is larger than the wave for atrial contraction. This is because the ventricles have thicker muscle walls and contract more forcefully in order to pump blood out to the body.
