The esophagus moves food via peristalsis, but no digestion occurs in the esophagus. It connects the mouth and stomach.
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Peristalsis who ever asked this is an idiot just look it up on the internet or in a book
Yes, digestion starts in the mouth, before peristalsis takes place. The mouth breaks up food, and starts the chemical digestion of starches.
It occurs in the stomach, the esophagus and the intestines.
Mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth (chewing) and the stomach swishing stuff around (peristalsis) and more churning the small intestine (segmentation)
The mechanical digestion processes in the large intestine is commonly referred to as peristalsis. The colon is the last stop in the digestive system and this where liquids are extracted from non-nutritive food waste before excretion.
Mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth (chewing) and the stomach swishing stuff around (peristalsis) and more churning the small intestine (segmentation)
. Peristalsis does not occur in the...
In humans most mechanical digestion takes place in the mouth through chewing.
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.
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.
The pendulum-like peristalsis takes place in the stomach.
The mouth