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What is it called when people lack peristalsis in the gastrointestinal tract?
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Peristalsis refers to?
Peristalsis is the contraction and propelling movement of the muscular walls of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
What is a correct statement about the ureters and peristalsis type action?
the ureters are capable of peristalsis like that of the gastrointestinal tract
Where on the body would you find peristalsis?
Peristalis takes place in the gastrointestinal tract.
Which process in humans would most directly affected if peristalsis were to stop?
If peristalsis were to stop, the movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract would be most directly affected. Peristalsis are muscle contractions that take place in the digestive tract.
Which process in humans would be most directly affected if peristalsis were to stop?
If peristalsis were to stop, the movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract would be most directly affected. Peristalsis are muscle contractions that take place in the digestive tract.
Muscular contractions of digestive tract?
this is called Peristalsis
What if a patient has no peristalsis in the gastrointestinal tract?
The patient would be unable to expel his or her stool, leading to intestinal obstruction.
Whats the name of the regular contractions of the muscularis that push food through the entire gastrointestinal tract?
peristalsis
Food moves through the digestive tract by wavelike contractions called?
Peristalsis is a series of involuntary smooth muscle contractions along the walls of the digestive tract that move food through the digestive tractperistalsis
Contractions that propel food down the entire gastrointestinal tract are known as?
the pharyngeal-esophageal phase, an involuntary process
What are contractions of the tubes of the alimentary tract called?
peristalsis
What is the rhymic contraction of the lining of the gastrointestinal tract called?
The rhythmic contractions of tubular organs, such as the esophagus or intestine, are called peristaltic waves. These waves propel the food material forwards. They are automatic due to local nerve plexus. The peristaltic waves increase in rhythm and force due to stimulation by the parasympathetic autonomic nervous system, and decrease due to stimulation by the sympathetic autonomic nervous system.
