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Food moves through the digestive tract by wavelike contractions called?
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Peristalsis is a series of involuntary smooth muscle contractions along the walls of the digestive tract that move food through the digestive tract
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What causes nonmechanical obstruction?
Nonmechanical obstruction, called ileus, occurs because the wavelike muscular contractions of the intestine (peristalsis) that ordinarily move food through the digestive tract stop.
The rhythmic contractions of the esophagus are called what?
Peristalsis is the term for the rhythmic contractions of the esophagus. These wavelike contractions move food toward the stomach.
What term describes a series a wavelike contractions of the smooth muscles in a single direction?
The wavelike contractions of the smooth muscle in the gastrointestinal system are called peristalsis. The purpose of peristalsis is to push boluses of food along the gastrointestinal tract. This is achieved by the waves of contractions in the smooth muscle followed by relaxation of the muscles, pushing the bolus (ball of food) a bit further along the digestive tract with each contraction. These contractions move food or chyme through the esophagus, and intestines. The same contractions also move urine down the ureter to the bladder.
How does food pass your organs?
By rhythmic movements called peristalsis. They are wavelike contractions of smooth muscle that propel food through the GI tract.
Muscular wave-like movement of digestive tract walls?
Peristalsis who ever asked this is an idiot just look it up on the internet or in a book
How is food moved along the alimentary canal?
The involuntary motion that moves food through the alimentary canal is called peristalsis and is a wavelike contraction and relaxation of the intestinal wall smooth muscles. It pushes food along the intestine.
Involentary waves of muscles contractions that keep food from moving in one direction through the digestive system are called?
peristalsis
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.
Muscular contractions of digestive tract?
this is called Peristalsis
What is perstalsis?
Food is pushed down the oesophagus by a series of contractions. The part of the oesophagus just above the ball of food contracts and pushes it down. then it relaxes and the next part of the oesophagus contracts. this wavelike movement, controlled by muscles, is called peristalsis. It occurs all the way down the alimentary canal.
Why do stomachs grumble?
Stomach noises like grumbling occur as food travels through the digestive system and is being digested. As food moves down the digestive tract, it is pushed down by muscle contractions through a process called peristalsis. This also occurs when you are hungry.
What is the correct medical term meaning muscular wavelike move it to transport food through the digestive system?
Food travels down the esophagus or intestines by a muscle movement called "Peristalsis" that constantly pushes the food down into the stomach.
