Peristalsis is a distinctive pattern of smooth muscle contractions that propels food through the esophagus and intestines.
radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down a muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion.
Peristalsis is the posh word for the movement of a coil of muscle to push things along. This happens when we swallow, in the oesophagus, and also when food goes through the intestines.
If you meant 'peristalsis' - it's the action of the digestive tract as it transports food from your mouth to your stomach.
Peristalsis is a series of involuntary smooth muscle contractions along the walls of the digestive tract that move food through the digestive tractperistalsis
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The process in which muscles propel food through the alimentary canal is called peristalsis.
achalasia (absent or ineffective peristalsis)
this is called Peristalsis
Peristalsis is the contraction of the digestive muscles. Peristalsis is the contractions that occur in the smooth muscles of the body.
Peristalsis is the term for the wavelike motions of the esophagus.
Peristalsis. The process of peristalsis begins in the esophagus when a bolus of food is swallowed. The strong wave-like motions of the smooth muscle in the esophagus carry the food to the stomach, where it is churned into a liquid mixture called chyme.
Smooth muscle in the walls of the digestive tract contract and form a movement called peristalsis.
It is called peristalsis