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1- progression of the chyme toward the ileocecal valve
2- spread out the chyme along the intestinal mucosa
as the chyme enters the intestines and elicits peristalsis the later spread the chyme along the intestine and this process intensifies as additional chyme enters the duodenum . on reaching the ileocecal valve , the chyme sometimes blocked for several hour until the person eats another meal, at that time agastroileal intensifies peristalsis in the ileum and force the remaining chyme
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoPeristalsis is the muscular contraction in the intestines which pushes the food along as it gets digested. It is a function of the digestive tract.
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What moves food through the small intestine?
peristalsis
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 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 function of small intestine to chicken?
The function of small intestine to chicken is no because chicken doesn't have a small intestine
What two digestive processes occur in small intestine?
plicae circulares and peristalsis
Which one of the following is not a function of the stomach to emulsify fats to churn food by means of peristalsis to break down proteins to secrete hydrochloric acid?
Emulsificaiton of fats happens in the small intestine.
How is the function of the small intestine different from the function of the large intestine?
The stomach and small intestine both help with digestion. However, the stomach breaks down the food with acids and is mostly a large cavity, while the small intestine absorbs the nutrients and is a long winding path.
Movement through the intestine is?
Peristalsis
How is the function of the small intestines different from the function of the large intestines?
The function of the small intestine is to break down foods and the function of the large intestine is to clean out the food that are not absorbed as wastes.
How is the small intestine structured specifically to form this function best?
suited with small intestine liver
What is the function of the intestine in digestion?
The function of the small intestine is to abosorb nutrients into the blood stream using villi which are small finger like projections
What is the full function of the small intestine?
the small intestine is a long tube in which more digestive juices are breaking down the food.Digestion is completed in the small intestine.
