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What causes the movement of food through the large intestine?
Movement of food through the large intestine is caused by smooth muscle contraction called "peristalsis" the best way to describe this is to imagine how a snake moves its abdominal muscles to move.
What two types of movements occur in the small intestine?
The two types of movement in the small intestine are peristalsis and segmental movements. Segmental movements, which are more common in the small intestine than peristalsis, move the digesting food back and forth in a part of the small intestine. This lets the food mix with intestinal juices. Peristalsis is one-way movement that pushes the digesting food through the small intestine toward the large intestine.
What movement is only seen in the large intestine?
Mass Movement
Where does food go after passing through the large intestine?
It goes into your rectum so that it can be passed out your anus as waste...As in a bowel movement (Poo)!!
Is the rumbling noise caused by the movement of gas in the intestine?
Flatulence means passing gas; borborygmus is a rumbling noise caused by the movement of gas in the intestine.
What is the valve that controls the movement of material between the small intestine and the large intestine?
ileocecal valve
Is flatulence the rumbling noise caused by the movement of gas in the intestine?
Flatulence means passing gas; borborygmus is a rumbling noise caused by the movement of gas in the intestine.
Does assimilation occur through the small or large intestine?
Through the small intestine
What is the name of the movement of the stomach during digestion?
movement of chyme from the stomach to the small intestine is regulated by what
What is the name of the 22-foot long coiled tube where most chemical digestion and absorption of food occurs?
It's called the Small Intestine. It is the longest part of your digestive system. Through a muscular movement called peristalsis, food is squeezed through the small intestine. The nutrients from food are absorbed into your blood stream by microvillus, which are microscopic and line the intestine. Once the food has passed through the small intestine, all the important nutrients have been extracted so the left over food is passed on through the large intestine and later excreted.
What intestine does the food not pass through?
The large intestine
How does the immune system tie in with the small intestine?
The small intestine hold bacteria From the you eat and exiles it through the large intestine, rectum, and anus. The small intestine hold bacteria From the you eat and exiles it through the large intestine, rectum, and anus. The small intestine hold bacteria From the you eat and exiles it through the large intestine, rectum, and anus.
