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The squeezing motion that pushes food through the digestive system is called what?
Peristalsis.
What is it called when passing through a small opening?
This is called squeezing or squeezing through. It refers to maneuvering through a tight or narrow space or opening.
What is the process that involves the movement of nutrients through the wall of your digestive system into your blood?
This is called absorption.
What are the wave of muscle contractions that pushes food through the digestive system?
Smooth muscle in the walls of the digestive tract contract and form a movement called peristalsis.
What Does peristalsis have to do with the esophagus?
Smooth muscles in the wall of an esophagus move food downward with a squeezing action. These waves of muscle contractions move food through the entire digestive tract. This process is called peristalsis.
What is the correct medical term meaning muscular wavelike move it to transport food through the digestive system?
Food travels down the esophagus or intestines by a muscle movement called "Peristalsis" that constantly pushes the food down into the stomach.
Rhythm like movement of the muscle in the walls of the GI tract?
The rhythmic movement of muscles in the walls of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is called peristalsis. It helps propel food and nutrients through the digestive system by contracting and relaxing muscles in a coordinated manner. This movement is essential for digestion and absorption of nutrients.
Muscular wave-like movement of digestive tract walls?
Peristalsis who ever asked this is an idiot just look it up on the internet or in a book
How does the digestive system move food through itself?
Muscle motion in your digestive system called Peristalsis helps the food to travel through your digestive system.
Wave like movement in the large intestine?
its called peristalsis. its helps to push food through the digestive system, like down your throat for example
Since solids are incompressible is the squeezing of a sponge called compression?
Yes, squeezing of a sponge is called compression
What type of muscle is used for heart beating and food digestion?
The smooth muscles in the walls of the digestive system contract to keep food moving through the alimentary canal. In the small intestine, there are circular and longitudinal muscles which together produce the pinching and squeezing movement we call peristalsis. The heart itself is made of muscle, a special kind called cardiac muscle, and its contractions are what pushes the blood around.
