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What are muscular contractions that push food through the digestive system?
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Peristalsis are muscular contractions that push food, partially digested food, and solid waste through the digestive system. Peristalsis is under the involuntary nervous system. No matter how hard you might try, you cannot willfully control or influence peristalsis.
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What do muscular contractions have to do with our digestive system?
The muscular contractions move the food, mix it with digestive juices, and bring the digesting food in contact with the mucosa where absorption takes place.
What process moves materials threw the small intestine?
Perastalsis, the wave of muscular contractions that moves food through the entire digestive system.
What System propels food through the digestive system?
MUSCULAR
What is the relationship between digestive and muscular system?
The muscular system is needed in the digestive system because the food (or other objects entered through the mouth) needs to be pushed through the system somehow.
What is the name for the muscular contractions which push food through the system?
How does food move through the digestive system of a clam?
Food enters the clam through its mouth and moves to the stomach, where digestion begins. Next, the nutrients are absorbed in the digestive gland and waste is excreted through the anus. The process is facilitated by cilia and muscular contractions within the digestive system.
Involuntary muscle contractions that move the food through the digestive system?
peristalsis
Rhythm like movement of the muscle in the walls of the GI tract?
The rhythmic muscular contractions of the digestive system are called peristalsis.
What is the waves of muscular movement that pushes food through the digestive system?
Peristalsis is the term for the waves of muscular movement that push food through the digestive system. Peristalsis is accomplished through the activity of smooth muscle.
What is the wave of the muscular movement that pushes food through the digestive system?
Peristalsis is the term for the waves of muscular movement that push food through the digestive system. Peristalsis is accomplished through the activity of smooth muscle.
What organ system works with the muscular system to control muscular contractions?
The nervous system is what will initiate contractions as well as determine the strength of a contraction.
What is the muscular movement that moves food through out the digestive system?
Peristalsis.
