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What actions are controlled by smooth muscles?
Any action that is not voluntary, ie: stomach, intestines, peristalsis (the movement of food through the GI tract)
What valve controls the movement of food between the stomach and small intestine?
The Pyloric Sphincter controls the movement of food between the stomach and the small intestine.
What is the gentle movement of stomach called when it churns food?
It is called Peristalsis.
Valve controlling food movement from the stomach into the duodenum?
Pyloric valve
What does your gullet do?
Pushes food into your stomach using a muscular movement called peristalsis.
When you swallow the muscular movement carry the food along this structure to the stomach?
Esophagus
In digestion what is the function of the eosophagus?
The esophagus is the muscular tube connecting your mouth to your stomach. The muscles are a special type, smooth muscle tissue which contracts and relaxs without conscious thought. The movement is controlled by nerve tissues ad the contractions move the food along.
Where does peristaltic action occurs within?
peristaltic movement occurs throughout the gut during the process of digestion.the buccal cavity partially digests the food and it is sent to the oesophsgus where the peristaltic movement occurs to push the partially digested food to the stomach.
What carries food from the mouth to the stomach with peristaltic bands pushing the food downwards?
OESAPHAGUS carries food from the mouth to the peristalsis bands pushing the food downwards through a movement called peristaltic movement.
Which food is best for slowing the movement of alcohol from the stomach to the small intestine?
Foods high in sugar.
What type of cells are found in the esophagus?
COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL CELLS ARE FOUND IN THE ESOPHAGUS. THEY HELP IN THE PERISTALSIS MOVEMENT OF THE OESOPHAGUS TO MOVE THE FOOD THROUGH IT TO THE STOMACH. COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL CELLS ARE FOUND IN THE ESOPHAGUS. THEY HELP IN THE PERISTALSIS MOVEMENT OF THE OESOPHAGUS TO MOVE THE FOOD THROUGH IT TO THE STOMACH.
Sphincter controlling the movement of food from the stomach into the duodenum?
Pyloric sphincter controls the movement of food from stomach to duodenum. With parasympathetic or vagal stimulation it opens up or relaxes and with sympathetic stimulation it contracts or closes.
