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Q: Is peristalsis a voluntary action or involuntary?
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What is the similarities of voluntary action and involuntary action?

SIMILARITIES of voluntey action and involuntary action


What is the involuntary muscle action of alimentary canal?

The involuntary muscle action of the alimentary canal is called peristalsis. It uses this muscle action to move food through.


Is talking an voluntary or involuntary action?

It is involuntary


Is the esophagus voluntary?

Not necessarily. Drinking water is a form of peristalsis, and it is involuntary.


Is breating voluntary or involuntary?

Breathing is an involuntary action.


Is raising your arm a voluntary or involuntary action?

voluntary, a typical person can move it at will.


Is digestion an action of a voluntary or involuntary muscle?

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Is lifting a rock boluntary or involuntary?

Climbing is a voluntary action because you are controlling your body when you are climbing.


Is a heart beating a voluntary or involuntary action?

It's involuntary, but some do have a limited degree of control.


Is breathing a voluntary action?

No, breathing is not voluntary. We breathe because we need to and we don't think about it. If we didn't breathe we would be dead, so it is an involuntary action. Breathing is unique in that you can temporarily control it, but most of the time breathing happens without thinking.


Peristalsis the squeezing action of the digestive muscle is an example of what type of muscle?

Smooth muscles. These muscles are not striated and are involuntary.


Is a reflex is a voluntary action?

No, it is by definition involuntary. The neural impulses which cause the action do not go through the brain at all.