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Q: What is responsible for peristaltic waves?
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Where in the stomach do the strongest peristaltic waves occur?

The strongest peristaltic waves occur in the pyloric region of the stomach, or the "pylorus"


What organ contracts when empty producing peristaltic waves you call growling?

Stomach Also the intestinal tract.


What intestinal hormones CCK secretin GIP or motilin are responsible for creating peristaltic waves along the length of the intestines?

Process of peristalsis is controlled by medulla oblongata. Motilin, also called "housekeeper of the gut" improves peristalsis in the small intestine and clears out the gut to prepare for the next meal.


What is peristaltic movement?

Peristaltic movement is a series of waves of contraction and expansion that causes forward movement. It applies to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards. The word derives from Greek and Latin meaning 'to press together'.


What is the property of waves responsible for loudness?

what is the property of waves responsible for loudess


What is the property of waves responsible for pitch?

I think it might be frequency... Not exactly sure. :)


How do sperm move in the ductus deferens?

at the moment of ejaculation, the thick layers of smooth muscle in the ductus deferins create strong peristaltic waves that rapidly squeeze the sperm forward along the tract and into the urethra. (Human Anatomy and Physiology,8th edition, Marieb & Hoehn)


What are peristaltic pumps used for?

Peristaltic pumps are used to pump many different kinds of fluids. Peristaltic pumps are used in biological systems such as the gastrointestinal tract.


What processes in which food within the small intestine is mixed with digestive juices by backward and forward movement across the internal wall of the organ?

The action is carried out by peristaltic waves.


What kind of waves are responsible for all the damage an earthquake cause?

seismic waves


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.


What force is responsible for formation of waves?

air