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What name is given to the muscular contraction which moves food along the alimantary canal?
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Peristalsis
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What happens to fiber as it passes through the alimantary canal?
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What pushes the digestion?
Food is pushed along the alimentary canal by peristalsis, alternating waves of contraction and relaxation in the smooth muscles lining the canal.
Why the inner parts of the alimantary canal is linned with mucus secreating cells?
this is because the alimentary canal consists of parts which the food flow into the bolus hence it needs to be sliding into the alimentary canal until it come to be digested.
What is the function of the peristaltic wave in the digestive system?
Peristalsis is the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, esp. the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system
What is the muscular movement responsible for the movement of food through the alimentary canal?
The muscular movement of the intestinal canal is called peristalsis.
What is the function of peristalsis?
It contracts and relaxes your muscles to aid in the digestion of food in the intestines and stomach.
Which layer of the alimentary canal contracts in order to move materials through the canal?
Muscular layer
Why is fiber important to teens diet?
Fiber is an important part of a diet because it stimulates peristalsis. Food is moved through the alimentary canal by the muscular contraction called peristalsis, and if such movement becomes sluggish, it is bad for your digestion and health.
What is special about the alimentary canal of the roundworm?
alimentary canal of roundworm is complete with a well devoloped muscular pharynx
The blank is the muscular canal lined with mucous membrane which extends from the cervix to the vulva?
Blank = Vaginal canal.
What is the Muscular canal that carries food from the mouth to the stomach?
Esophogas
What effect did the Erie Canal have on the cities located along the Canal?
The cities along the Erie Canal became prosperous.
