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What is the wave like motion that helps digest food?
peristalsis
A wave in which particles move back and forth at right angles to the direction of travel is called what?
a wave in which matter is moved back and forth in the direction the wave is moving
What wave energy causes matter in the medium to move up and down or back an forth at right angles to the wave?
The answer to your question is a longitudinal wave. The motion of the wave is parallel to the direction of the particles. An example is a sound wave.When particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave, the wave is called a transverse wave. An example is a water wave.
What moves food from the mouth by muscular waves?
peristalsis.... the reason why food travels through the esophagus into the stomach is that it is moved along by contractions of smooth muscle surrounding the esophagus. This is known as peristalsis
How does the ground motion produced by a P-wave compare to the ground motion produced by a surface-wave?
The underground motion of a P-wave usually effects the us less than ones near or on the surface.
What is the wave like motion of your esophagus?
peristalsis
What is it called when food moves though the digestive system by a wave like motion?
Peristalsis. The smooth muscle tissue creates the waves in the esophagus and the intestines. That's why you can eat and drink while upsidedown and digestion continues when you lie down.
What is a wave called in which the medium vibrates perpendicular to the motion of the wave?
Transverse wave.
A wave that vibrates in a direction parallel to the direction of the wave itself is called a?
Disturbance in particle motion parallel to the wave velocity is called a longitudinal wave. Disturbance in particle motion perpendicular to the wave velocity is called a transverse wave.
Which wave has a particle motion parallel to a wave motion?
All light waves are made up of particles called photons.
To move in a wave like motion?
One kind of wave is to undulate.
A wave in which the medium vibrates perpendicular to the motion of the wave is called a wave?
false, they vibrate parallel
What type of muscle tissue is in the esophagus?
Smooth muscles make up most of the esophagus, but the upper portion also contains some voluntary or skeletal muscle. The muscles move in a wave like pattern to move food down into the stomach through a process called "peristalsis". At the distal end is the lower esophageal sphincter, a ring of smooth muscle that controls movement of food between the stomach and esophagus.
What is the motion of light or sound wave called?
Propagation.
What is the name of Wave like process that moves food down the esophagus?
Peristalsis is the term for the wavelike motions of the esophagus.
What is the movement of a stentor?
Stentors move by beating tiny hair-like structures called cilia that cover their body in a coordinated wave-like motion. This motion helps them to propel themselves through the water efficiently.
Describe motion of a water molecule on the surface of the ocean as a wave passes by?
it goes from crest to trough in a wave like motion. this is the right answer
